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Territory, Conflicts and Development in the Andes
Part of the School of Environment and Development

Seminars

The purpose of the seminar series is to discuss themes raised in the course of the research, to discuss papers prepared by seminar members on issues related to the themes of the Fellowship project, and to constitute a small group of people concerned with the relationships among neoliberalization, extractive industries, the rural economy and social conflicts in Latin America.  In total five seminars are anticipated over the course of the next thirty months or so.  For at least two of these seminars, we will invite a participant from Latin America to join us.

Seminar Four

“Extraction, water, and territory:extractive enterprises, indigenous peoples and resource conflicts”

The fourth seminar was a collaborative event between the University of Manchester and the Developing Areas Research Network. It was held on March 20th at Newcastle University with 35 participants from UK universities.

Divided in two parts, the seminar addressed two critically important themes in discussion with regards to extractive industry in the Andes: first, the implications of such activity for water resources and, second, the consequences for indigenous peoples. Each part was followed by discussion and, at the end, John Stirling, Head of Sociology at Northumbria University, presented his comparative reflections on West African insights on Andean extraction.

See briefing and presentations

Seminar Three

“Extractive industries, fiscal systems and human welfare: national policy and local development in Peru, Chile and Bolivia”

 

The third seminar was co-organized by the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and held at the offices of Anglo American in London on October 24th 2008. Forty five participants from UK academic institutions, the corporate sector and civil society organizations attended the meeting.

It was organized in two parts, each one with presentations followed by specialized comments and questions. The seminar concluded with an open discussion. Forty five participants from UK academic institutions, the corporate sector and civil society organizations attended the meeting.

See briefing and presentations

Seminar Two

“Understanding the political dynamics of social protest and elite response around extractive industries”

 

The second seminar was held in the Latin American Centre (St Antony’s College, Oxford University) on May 2nd, 2008. In this opportunity 34 participants from UK, USA and Latin American academic institutions, civil society organizations and the corporate sector attended the meeting.

At this event the speakers examined current evidence for linkages between political dynamics and extractive industry conflicts in Andean countries.

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Seminar One

The first seminar was held in the University of Manchester October 22nd, 2007 with participation of 30 academics and development practitioners from the UK, Peru and Holland, and included presentations from Tony Bebbington and Leonith Hinojosa (TCD Andes), José de Echave (Director of Cooperacción in Peru) and Brian Pratt (INTRAC).

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Seminar ECLAC-CEPES-University of Manchester

In this seminar, held in Lima (Peru) on August 14-15 2008, researchers from the three organizations and representatives of Cajamarca's Regional Government analized the contribution of mining to the Millenium Development Goals.

Fernando Sánchez Albavera, director of ECLAC's Natural Resources and Infrastructure Division introduced the seminar. Prof. Bebbington's presentation framed the discussion within a socio-environmental justice framework. Eduardo Chaparro from ECLAC and Miguel Santillana presented research findings on the contribution of mining in Peru and Chile. Jesus Coronel, President of Cajamarca's Regional Government, presented the Cajamarca case. The seminar closed with a discussion on indicators which could reflect the relationship between mining, development and socio-environmental justice.

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