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Agrarian change through speculation: Rural elites as land brokers for mining in Colombia
Journal of Agrarian Change, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 706-728, October 2023., 2023 Abstract This paper studies the connections between the expansion of mining capital, speculative forms of land grabbing and agrarian transformation. It is argued that in periods of commodity boom, the landowning rural elite benefits from mining through speculative land deals with mining companies.
Kristina Dietz
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Journal of Sociolinguistics, Volume 26, Issue 1, Page 45-64, February 2022., 2022 Abstract This article aims to investigate the relationship of sociolinguists with the publics in Catalonia and to disentangle the complex interrelationships among academics within the discipline. By examining material from mainstream media outlets and data from interviews with a selected number of sociolinguist scholars, we show how the public sphere ...
Iker Erdocia, Josep Soler
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Obesity Reviews, Volume 22, Issue S5, Octubre 2021., 2021 Resumen La obesidad infantil es un grave problema de salud pública en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos y para luchar contra ella se precisan instrumentos de medición válidos y fiables y que tengan en cuenta los aspectos culturales. Para avanzar en este campo sería útil mejorar las mediciones en los distintos grupos de edades y países del continente ...
David Berrigan +11 more
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People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 4, Page 886-903, April 2026.Abstract This study examines the use of multitemporal vegetation cover analysis as a tool to assess the ecological effectiveness of judicial decisions that recognize the rights of nature, using Colombia's 2016 T‐622 decision on the Atrato River as a case study.
Juan Camilo Ríos‐Orjuela +4 more
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Weaving reproductive justice: Storytelling and conflict‐related reproductive violence in Colombia
Feminist Anthropology, Volume 6, Issue 2, November 2025.Abstract The exhibition “Weaving reproductive justice: Conflict and peace in Colombia,” which is the result of ethnographic, feminist, and arts‐based research, is a collaborative storytelling experience about conflict‐related reproductive violence. Through patchwork, embroidery, and written words, the exhibition takes visitors into the lives of Afro ...
Tatiana Sánchez Parra
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European Journal of Social Psychology, Volume 55, Issue 6, Page 1052-1071, October 2025.ABSTRACT To better understand what facilitates reconciliation after violent conflict, we examined the relevance of intergroup contact, conflict appraisals and emotions for reconciliation in post‐conflict Colombia. The first study with Colombian students (N1 = 260) was run shortly after the peace treaty with the Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces ...
Helen Landmann +2 more
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American Anthropologist, Volume 127, Issue 3, Page 541-551, September 2025.ABSTRACT In recent years, anthropologists and theologians have been engaging in conversation with one another. Building on, and branching out from, that conversation, this article calls for a careful ethnographic engagement with not just “God talk” (the literal meaning of theology) but also with the figure of God itself.
Amira Mittermaier
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Old genres, new media: Collective witnessing and social memory‐making on Argentine Twitter
Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, Volume 34, Issue 3, Page 470-492, December 2024.Abstract Through a linguistic anthropological lens of interdiscursivity, this article analyzes the semiotic and historical development of the testimonio genre of #Cuéntalo (“tell it [your story]”), a 2018 Twitter movement that began in Spain to protest sexual violence and evolved when the hashtag traveled to Argentina.
Samantha A. Martin
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Wayuu people's positions regarding the acceptability of political amnesties in Colombia
Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Volume 42, Issue 1, Page 109-127, Fall 2024.Abstract This study mapped the diverse personal positions of the Wayuu indigenous community in Colombia regarding the acceptability of political amnesties in a post‐conflict context. The sample was composed of 130 indigenous adults between 18 and 74 years of age residing in the Guajira region, who were shown 12 amnesty‐related scenarios.
Yamile Turizo‐ Palencia +3 more
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Peace &Change, Volume 49, Issue 3, Page 223-241, July 2024.Abstract Analyzing how transitional justice (TJ) mechanisms address the role of economic and political elites in contexts of widespread violence is crucial for understanding their possible transformative impact. The type of challenges faced by TJ instruments when trying to deal with economic elites involved in human rights violations also reflects the ...
Rosario Figari Layús
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