Mobilizing Territory: Socioterritorial Movements in Comparative Perspective

Halvorsen, Sam; Fernandes, Bernardo Mançano; Torres, Fernanda Valeria

doi:10.1080/24694452.2018.1549973

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“…The drive towards "space-time compression" (Harvey, 1990), however, does not eliminate the necessity of place for the reproduction of capital under 21st century globalization. According to Brenner (1999), place remains necessary because fixed, place-based and specific infrastructure enables the continual cycle of capital accumulation.…”

Section: Re-territorializationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Looking beyond territory as a set of places, this article draws attention to nonethnic-based territorial movements at the urban scale, drawing on territory as a "moving set of spatial practices, places and values that produces -and is produced by -particular political subjects" (Courtheyn, 2017:4). I use Bernardo Mançano Fernandes' definition of socioterritorial movements to frame the territorial movements of the displaced (Halvorsen et al, 2019). Halvorsen et al (2019) argue that socio-territorial movements are unique from other social or socio-spatial movements.…”

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“…I use Bernardo Mançano Fernandes' definition of socioterritorial movements to frame the territorial movements of the displaced (Halvorsen et al, 2019). Halvorsen et al (2019) argue that socio-territorial movements are unique from other social or socio-spatial movements. Fernandes states that "socioterritorial movements construct political spaces in order to reach their objectives, they spatialize and promote another type of territory, such that the large majority of socioterritorial movements are formed through processes of territorialization and deterritorialization" (Fernandes, 2005:24;Halvorsen et al, 2019:4).…”

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Contesting double displacement: internally displaced <i>campesinos</i> and the social production of urban territory in Medellín, Colombia

López

2019

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Abstract. This article offers an empirical account of the emotionally charged processes involved in the social production of territory. I draw from ethnographic interviews with displaced leaders of socio-territorial movements in Medellín, Colombia, who are resisting what I call double displacement. First, they were displaced from the Colombian countryside due to conflict and now, decades later, they are again being displaced, this time from their informal settlements due to urban development. Founders of settlements are now leaders of social movements, who reside on the periphery of the city and make claims to their neighborhoods using the slogan that they have a “right to the territory”. I examine this case of double displacement to demonstrate the emotional and political aspects of re-territorialization by non-state actors at the urban scale. I argue that by applying a socio-territorial approach to examining the impact of double displacement, we recognize non-state territorialization as a realization and expansion of social power.

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Contesting double displacement: internally displaced <i>campesinos</i> and the social production of urban territory in Medellín, Colombia

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2019

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“…We draw on postcolonial and decolonized perspectives to study the ways in which such power asymmetries in the production of territory are rooted in historical differences (e.g., Quijano, 2000;Lugones, 2010;Dhawan and Castro Varela, 2016). This opens up important links to current debates on the right to territory involving subaltern activist perspectives on contested indigenous and afro-descendant territories (e.g., Offen, 2003;Escobar, 2008Escobar, , 2015Saquet and Sposito, 2009; Rivera Cusicanqui, 2012; Colectivo de Geografía Crítica del Ecuador, 2018; Zaragocin, 2018;Halvorsen et al, 2019;Radcliffe, 2019), which are intrinsically linked to questions of difference, affect, and relational power (Clare et al, 2018;Hutta, 2019). In other words, an emphasis on asymmetrical power relations and historical difference makes this approach a hugely promising contribution towards a more decentered perspective on processes of urbanization worldwide.…”

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Introduction to the special issue “Contested urban territories: decolonized perspectives”

Schwarz

Streule

2020

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Abstract. This paper serves as an introduction to the “Contested urban territories: decolonized perspectives” special issue. The idea for this issue emerged during our reflections on a socioterritorial perspective, preeminent in the current Latin American analysis of contemporary urban struggles (Schwarz and Streule, 2016). It aims to contribute to these ongoing debates about a specific understanding of urban territories from a postcolonial and decolonized perspective by combining contributions from two paper sessions we organized at the 2017 meeting of the American Association of Geographers in Boston with additional papers by scholars who could not participate in the conference. All seven contributions tackle the question of what a relational and dynamic conceptualization of territory may contribute to current debates in the urban studies field. Put more precisely, to which extent are socioterritorial approaches of value for a further decentering and pluralizing of urban theory? What is their significance to research on urban social movements? And, finally, how does such a socioterritorial perspective nurture and complement an analysis of the social production of space? The present special issue invites the reader to get familiar with new concepts and engage in a critical reflection on the conditions of knowledge production in urban geography and beyond.

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“…The reason for this is that numerous indigenous groups identify themselves, not as ethnic minorities, but rather as members of defined territorial units to which they are “first peoples” (Burguete Cal y Mayor :42). Socio‐territorial movements emphasising autonomy have, furthermore, been a hallmark of recent Latin American social topography (Halvorsen et al ; Svampa and Modonesi :132; Zibechi ). This has led some to proclaim that a “national‐popular” conception of social transformation needs to be replaced with a “community‐popular” conception (Gutiérrez Aguilar ).…”

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A Gramscian Conjuncture in Latin America? Reflections on Violence, Hegemony, and Geographical Difference

Hesketh

2019

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This article addresses whether the concepts of Antonio Gramsci still "travel" to Latin America. During the 20 th century, Gramsci was one of the most important social theorists invoked to understand forms of social order in Latin America, as well as providing resources to reflect upon subaltern culture, resistance and the construction of alternatives. However, over the past two decades there have been several theoretical and practical challenges to the hegemony of Gramsci. These challenges are multifarious, but can be reduced to several important contentions that are explored in this article. These include the enduring role of violence, the alleged decline of ideology and finally the challenge of state-centrism in the face of geographical difference. In the current regional conjuncture, marked by the return to power of right-wing social forces, I therefore examine whether Gramscian concepts are still apposite for understanding the political economy of Latin America in the 21 st century.Resumen: Este art ıculo aborda si los conceptos de Antonio Gramsci todav ıa "viajan" a Am erica Latina. Durante el siglo veinte, Gramsci fue uno de los te oricos sociales m as importantes que se ha invocado para entender las formas de orden social en Am erica Latina, as ı como un proveedor de recursos que reflexiona sobre la cultura subalterna, la resistencia y la construci on de alternativas. Sin embargo, durante las ultimas dos d ecadas, han habido algunos desaf ıos te oricos y pr acticos del concepto de hegemon ıa de Gramsci. Esos desaf ıos son m ultiples, pero pueden ser reducidos a varias discusiones importantes que son investigadas en este art ıculo. Estas incluyen el papel duradero de la violencia, la supuesta decadencia de la ideolog ıa y finalmente el reto del estado-centrismo frente a las diferencias geograficas. Por lo tanto, en la actual coyuntura regional, marcada por el regreso al poder de las fuerzas sociales de la derecha, yo analizo si los conceptos de Gramsci todav ıa son apropiados para entender la econom ıa pol ıtica de Am erica Latin en el siglo veintiuno.

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Mobilizing Territory: Socioterritorial Movements in Comparative Perspective

Cited by 49 publications

References 38 publications

Contesting double displacement: internally displaced <i>campesinos</i> and the social production of urban territory in Medellín, Colombia

Contesting double displacement: internally displaced <i>campesinos</i> and the social production of urban territory in Medellín, Colombia

Introduction to the special issue “Contested urban territories: decolonized perspectives”

A Gramscian Conjuncture in Latin America? Reflections on Violence, Hegemony, and Geographical Difference

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Contesting double displacement: internally displaced &lt;i&gt;campesinos&lt;/i&gt; and the social production of urban territory in Medellín, Colombia

Contesting double displacement: internally displaced &lt;i&gt;campesinos&lt;/i&gt; and the social production of urban territory in Medellín, Colombia

Introduction to the special issue “Contested urban territories: decolonized perspectives”

A Gramscian Conjuncture in Latin America? Reflections on Violence, Hegemony, and Geographical Difference

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Contesting double displacement: internally displaced <i>campesinos</i> and the social production of urban territory in Medellín, Colombia

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