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Afro-Ecuadorian Women, Territory and Natural Resource Extraction in Esmeraldas, Ecuador

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  • Inge A. M. Boudewijn

    (Inge A. M. Boudewijn is the corresponding author (inge.a.m.boudewijn@northumbria.ac.uk) Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.)

  • Juana C. Francis Bone

    (Juana C. Francis Bone is affiliated with the Mujeres de Asfalto Collective, Esmeraldas, Ecuador.)

  • Katy Jenkins

    (Katy Jenkins is affiliated with the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.)

  • Sofia Zaragocin

    (Sofia Zaragocin is affiliated with the Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador.)

Abstract

Afro-descendant women in Esmeraldas, Ecuador, are amongst the most marginalized groups in the country. Living in a region severely affected by environmental degradation due to multiple and overlapping forms of resource extraction, they also face the impacts of drug-trafficking conflicts crossing the Colombian border, as well as institutional and everyday racism. Many of these conditions are rooted in a long history of colonialism. In this article, we highlight the relative absence of Afro-Ecuadorian women’s voices, histories and experiences from research on resource extraction and argue that Black feminist theoretical approaches provide an essential tool for understanding intersections of gender, race and activism, as well as (alternatives to) development, and the impacts of natural resource extraction in Ecuador. In so doing, the article proposes a theoretical framework to open up spaces that situate Afro-Ecuadorian women’s knowledge at the centre of efforts to resist marginalization and extractivism.

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  • Inge A. M. Boudewijn & Juana C. Francis Bone & Katy Jenkins & Sofia Zaragocin, 2024. "Afro-Ecuadorian Women, Territory and Natural Resource Extraction in Esmeraldas, Ecuador," Progress in Development Studies, , vol. 24(4), pages 321-339, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:prodev:v:24:y:2024:i:4:p:321-339
    DOI: 10.1177/14649934241242863
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