A new hydrosocial rurality in the oasis of Mendoza, Argentina? Theoretical reflections on a pluri-dimensional and trans-scale concept (in Spanish).
Description
In recent years, the conceptual frameworks of the political ecology of water have provided
a valuable heuristic tool that reconsiders the power relations that have been historically
shaped by the use and appropriation of the resource. In this theoretical-methodological
essay, we consider this approach useful for analysing rural reconfigurations, particularly
in arid regions. We propose the multidimensional and trans-scale concept of hydrosocial
rurality, combining the idea of water circulation with other conceptual tools related
to agrarian social studies. First we expose our theoretical construction. In a second step,
we use this new concept to describe how recent processes of land and water grabbing
related to the expansion of the agribusiness model had a material, discursive and
symbolic impact on the oases of the province of Mendoza in Argentina.
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