Marcela Torres Wong Knihy

Focusing on extractive conflicts in Latin America, the book examines the dynamics between indigenous communities, government entities, and oil and mining corporations. It integrates insights from state-corporate and environmental crime literature, highlighting the complexities and challenges faced by indigenous populations amid resource extraction. Through two years of research, it sheds light on the socio-political and environmental implications of these conflicts, providing a critical perspective on the intersection of development and indigenous rights.

This Element examines six Indigenous communities with contrasting experiences of extractive projects. It highlights the Indigenous ability to shape different self-determination outcomes, and assesses Indigenous possibilities for self-determination in the light of environmental activism and discourses on Buen Vivir.