DILEMMAS OF THE INTERCULTURALITY AND BIODEMOCRACY: THE MASSACRE IN BAGUA, PERUVIAN AMAZON

Authors

  • Adriana Paola Paredes Peñafiel Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS / Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada – IPEA
  • Guilherme Francisco Waterloo Radomsky Universidade Federal do Pampa – UNIPAMPA

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18542/amazonica.v3i1.631

Abstract

In this paper, we analyze the massacre that occurred in June 2009 in Bagua, Peruvian Amazonia in light of the concepts of interculturality and biodemocracy. Apparently, the examinedstruggles in the incident only make reference to the problem of the dispute and the control over resources and territories. Nonetheless, the aim of this text is to show that exploitation of natural resources is understood by indigenous communities as the usurpation of their spaces of life and their way to interpret the world. Interculturality and democracy, articulated to concepts such as network, relationalityand perspective, allow further understanding about the conflict, their connections and the (difficult) resolutions. Key-words: biodemocracy; interculturality; Peruvian Amazonia.

Author Biographies

Adriana Paola Paredes Peñafiel, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul - UFRGS / Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada – IPEA

Universidade Federal do Rio Grandedo Sul - UFRGS / Instituto de PesquisaEconômica Aplicada – IPEABolsista Convênio

Guilherme Francisco Waterloo Radomsky, Universidade Federal do Pampa – UNIPAMPA

Universidade Federal do Pampa – UNIPAMPA Santana do Livramento, Brasil

Published

2011-11-06

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Original Articles