Paper short abstract:

In response to environmental injustice related to extractivism in territories of Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile, various-scale civil resistance campaigns have emerged as a strategy to achieve environmental justice. In this study, some of these civil resistance campaigns are analyzed as case studies.

Paper long abstract:

The research aims to identify variables that determine the initiation, development, and outcomes of civil resistance campaigns in the Global South related to extractivism, specifically in Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile since 1990. The methodology used is the case study, for which three cases with heterogeneous characteristics in the three study countries have been chosen. Data collection has involved documentary techniques and interviews with key civil actors in civil resistance processes, as well as on-site observation.

Preliminary findings indicate the significance of civil resistance in achieving objectives, as it serves as a strategy to highlight conflicts and demands, gather supporters, and exert pressure on institutions making environmental decisions. Furthermore, the variables influencing the commencement of campaigns, the outlined demands, institutional and non-institutional strategies employed by civil society, and the outcomes of the processes in terms of project execution or remediation of damages resisted are elaborated upon. This also includes social, cultural, economic, and/or political consequences at various scales.