Investigar problemas ambientales en Antropología Social Pertinencia Social y Científica: una aproximación al campo. En: Avá, nº 18

Este texto abordará la importancia de la investigación de problemas ambientales en antropología social. Podemos afirmar que la relación entre sociedad y naturaleza se ha mantenido como tema de interés desde los inicios de la antropología como disciplina, primeramente, con aportes desde el determinismo ambiental, y luego, con estudios sobre la etnociencia, las clasificaciones y conocimiento de la flora y fauna (Conklin, 955; Berlin, 1973), la adaptación ecológica y ecosistemas (Steward, 1968; Rappaport, 1968), y la relación entre hombres y otras especies (White, 1949; Ingold, 1986; Haraway, 2003; Raffles, 2010). Este interés se ha acentuado en las últimas décadas al incrementar la atención en la situación climática, la crisis ecológica y los problemas ambientales Haenn & Wilk, 2006) que han dado un giro a la forma en que experimentamos nuestro entorno, así como en las construcciones y entendimientos de estos problemas

Asambleas socioambientales en la Argentina. Activismo como agenciamiento

En la Argentina del siglo XXI, la asamblea se ha convertido en una figura de movilización política y social. Las asambleas argentinas muestran rasgos transnacionales de acción colectiva contemporánea, pero también se caracterizan por discursos y prácticas relacionadas con los procesos políticos particulares de la Argentina y Latinoamérica. En este artículo se examina la asamblea argentina como un agenciamiento y se analiza cuáles son los elementos heterogéneos que se relacionan en y durante las asambleas. El análisis se basa en diferentes investigaciones etnográficas recientes, a saber, en la anti-minera Asamblea El Algarrobo en Andalgalá, en la Unión de Asambleas Ciudadanas y en la Asamblea Permanente por los Afectados de la Inundación en la Ciudad de Santa Fe.In Argentina of the 21st century, the asamblea has emerged as a figure of and for grassroots political mobilization, claiming social change and demanding justice. The Argentinean asambleas bear transnational traits of contemporary collective action, yet they also feature particular discourses and practices related to the Argentinean and Latin American political settings and historical continuities. This article examines the Argentinian asamblea as an assemblage and analyses the heterogenous aspects that interrelate which each other during asamblea meetings. The study is based on ethnographic research carried out in the last decade on the anti-mining Asamblea El Algarrobo in Andalgalá, the Association for Citizen Assemblies (UAC), and the post-disaster Permanent Assembly of Flood Victims in Santa Fe City.En la Argentina del siglo XXI, la asamblea se ha convertido en una figura de movilización política y social. Las asambleas argentinas muestran rasgos transnacionales de acción colectiva contemporánea, pero también se caracterizan por discursos y prácticas relacionadas con los procesos políticos particulares de la Argentina y Latinoamérica. En este artículo se examina la asamblea argentina como un agenciamiento y se analiza cuáles son los elementos heterogéneos que se relacionan en y durante las asambleas. El análisis se basa en diferentes investigaciones etnográficas recientes, a saber, en la anti-minera Asamblea El Algarrobo en Andalgalá, en la Unión de Asambleas Ciudadanas y en la Asamblea Permanente por los Afectados de la Inundación en la Ciudad de Santa Fe

Asambleas socioambientales en la Argentina. Activismo como agenciamiento

In Argentina of the 21st century, the asamblea has emerged as a figure of and for grassroots political mobilization, claiming social change and demanding justice. The Argentinean asambleas bear transnational traits of contemporary collective action, yet they also feature particular discourses and practices related to the Argentinean and Latin American political settings and historical continuities. This article examines the Argentinian asamblea as an assemblage and analyses the heterogenous aspects that interrelate which each other during asamblea meetings. The study is based on ethnographic research carried out in the last decade on the anti-mining Asamblea El Algarrobo in Andalgalá, the Association for Citizen Assemblies (UAC), and the post-disaster Permanent Assembly of Flood Victims in Santa Fe City.En la Argentina del siglo XXI, la asamblea se ha convertido en una figura de movilización política y social. Las asambleas argentinas muestran rasgos transnacionales de acción colectiva contemporánea, pero también se caracterizan por discursos y prácticas relacionadas con los procesos políticos particulares de la Argentina y Latinoamérica. En este artículo se examina la asamblea argentina como un agenciamiento y se analiza cuáles son los elementos heterogéneos que se relacionan en y durante las asambleas. El análisis se basa en diferentes investigaciones etnográficas recientes, a saber, en la anti-minera Asamblea El Algarrobo en Andalgalá, en la Unión de Asambleas Ciudadanas y en la Asamblea Permanente por los Afectados de la Inundación en la Ciudad de Santa Fe

Asambleas socioambientales en la Argentina. Activismo como agenciamiento

En la Argentina del siglo XXI, la asamblea se ha convertido en una figura de movilización política y social. Las asambleas argentinas muestran rasgos transnacionales de acción colectiva contemporánea, pero también se caracterizan por discursos y prácticas relacionadas con los procesos políticos particulares de la Argentina y Latinoamérica. En este artículo se examina la asamblea argentina como un agenciamiento y se analiza cuáles son los elementos heterogéneos que se relacionan en y durante las asambleas. El análisis se basa en diferentes investigaciones etnográficas recientes, a saber, en la anti-minera Asamblea El Algarrobo en Andalgalá, en la Unión de Asambleas Ciudadanas y en la Asamblea Permanente por los Afectados de la Inundación en la Ciudad de Santa Fe.In Argentina of the 21st century, the asamblea has emerged as a figure of and for grassroots political mobilization, claiming social change and demanding justice. The Argentinean asambleas bear transnational traits of contemporary collective action, yet they also feature particular discourses and practices related to the Argentinean and Latin American political settings and historical continuities. This article examines the Argentinian asamblea as an assemblage and analyses the heterogenous aspects that interrelate which each other during asamblea meetings. The study is based on ethnographic research carried out in the last decade on the anti-mining Asamblea El Algarrobo in Andalgalá, the Association for Citizen Assemblies (UAC), and the post-disaster Permanent Assembly of Flood Victims in Santa Fe City.En la Argentina del siglo XXI, la asamblea se ha convertido en una figura de movilización política y social. Las asambleas argentinas muestran rasgos transnacionales de acción colectiva contemporánea, pero también se caracterizan por discursos y prácticas relacionadas con los procesos políticos particulares de la Argentina y Latinoamérica. En este artículo se examina la asamblea argentina como un agenciamiento y se analiza cuáles son los elementos heterogéneos que se relacionan en y durante las asambleas. El análisis se basa en diferentes investigaciones etnográficas recientes, a saber, en la anti-minera Asamblea El Algarrobo en Andalgalá, en la Unión de Asambleas Ciudadanas y en la Asamblea Permanente por los Afectados de la Inundación en la Ciudad de Santa Fe

Responsabilidade ambiental individualizada e complexidade na Suécia

This article discusses the individualization of environmental responsibility and the requirements to reflect on the environmental consequences of everyday activities. This is done in relation to the idea that awareness of environmental risks and problems will influence environmental activities. 64 Swedish householders’everyday life and sustainable activities has been investigated in a multidisciplinary, qualitative study. By interacting with intricate socio-technical systems in order to live everyday life, these householders can affect and are affected by the environment in near and distant places, and the focus is on how the householders conceive of these influences and their responsibility for the environment. The discussion will be run in relation to a set of categories concerning the ways the householders described environmental problems. The article shows that the householders know of environmental problems and risks, and believe they have a personal responsibility, which they mainly take by recycling. But the article also discusses arguments about why the householders do not act pro-environmentally. The theoretical discussion is run in relation to reflexivity and risk society, and the conclusions are related to the challenges that complexity poses to the possibility to reflect on the environmental consequences and to act pro-environmentally.O presente artigo debate a individualização da responsabilidade ambiental, assim como os requisitos, visando refletir sobre as consequências ambientais das atividades do dia a dia, o que é feito com relação à ideia de que a consciência dos riscos e problemas ambientais influenciarão as atividades ambientais. Foram investigadas as atividades sustentáveis na vida do dia a dia de 64 domicílios suecos, em uma pesquisa multidisciplinar e qualitativa. Ao interagir com intrincados sistemas sociotécnicos para viver a vida do dia a dia, esses domicílios podem exercer e sofrer impactos do ambiente de locais próximos e afastados, e o enfoque agora reside em como eles concebem essas influências e sua responsabilidade com relação ao ambiente. O debate girará em relação a um conjunto de categorias referentes às maneiras como os entrevistados descrevem os problemas ambientais. Este artigo mostra que moradores conhecem os problemas e riscos ambientais e acreditam que tenham uma responsabilidade pessoal, que consideram ser, sobretudo, a reciclagem. O artigo, porém, também discute argumentos sobre domicílios que não agem de maneira pró-ambiental. A discussão teórica se processa com relação à refletividade e à sociedade de risco, e as conclusões estão vinculadas aos desafios que a complexidade levanta para a possibilidade de refletir sobre as consequências ambientais e para agir de maneira pró-ambiental

Hidden City: Ciudad oculta – ciudad visible : Visualización de la relación entre hombre y medio ambiente [Visualizing the relationship between humans and the environment]

As a researcher of sustainable development, I first met the foundation ph15 at the international environmental event Earth Day in Buenos Aires in 2008. They had a stand and presented their work, which interested me. Since its foundation in 2001, ph15 has worked to strengthen the capacity of the participants to express themselves through the medium of photography, with the conviction that art can be used as a tool for social change. The idea to raise awareness through visualization connects the continuous work by ph15 with the principal aim of the environmental movement that photos and images can be used to promote social change. With this introduction I partly hope to inspire environmental academics and activists who want to use photography in their work, as well as others who have an interest in the use of photography. The catalogue will also serve as a description of the different points of departure that have motivated the project, and not the least to present the selected photographs

Individualized Environmental Responsibility and Complexity in Sweden

This article discusses the individualization of environmental responsibility and the requirements to reflect on the environmental consequences of everyday activities. This is done in relation to the idea that awareness of environmental risks and problems will influence environmental activities. 64 Swedish householders’everyday life and sustainable activities has been investigated in a multidisciplinary, qualitative study. By interacting with intricate socio-technical systems in order to live everyday life, these householders can affect and are affected by the environment in near and distant places, and the focus is on how the householders conceive of these influences and their responsibility for the environment. The discussion will be run in relation to a set of categories concerning the ways the householders described environmental problems. The article shows that the householders know of environmental problems and risks, and believe they have a personal responsibility, which they mainly take by recycling. But the article also discusses arguments about why the householders do not act pro-environmentally. The theoretical discussion is run in relation to reflexivity and risk society, and the conclusions are related to the challenges that complexity poses to the possibility to reflect on the environmental consequences and to act pro-environmentally. Key words: Environmental problems; risk; responsibility; action competence; complexity; risk societyO presente artigo debate a individualização da responsabilidade ambiental, assim como os requisitos, visando refletir sobre as consequências ambientais das atividades do dia a dia, o que é feito com relação à ideia de que a consciência dos riscos e problemas ambientais influenciarão as atividades ambientais. Foram investigadas as atividades sustentáveis na vida do dia a dia de 64 domicílios suecos, em uma pesquisa multidisciplinar e qualitativa. Ao interagir com intrincados sistemas sociotécnicos para viver a vida do dia a dia, esses domicílios podem exercer e sofrer impactos do ambiente de locais próximos e afastados, e o enfoque agora reside em como eles concebem essas influências e sua responsabilidade com relação ao ambiente. O debate girará em relação a um conjunto de categorias referentes às maneiras como os entrevistados descrevem os problemas ambientais. Este artigo mostra que moradores conhecem os problemas e riscos ambientais e acreditam que tenham uma responsabilidade pessoal, que consideram ser, sobretudo, a reciclagem. O artigo, porém, também discute argumentos sobre domicílios que não agem de maneira pró-ambiental. A discussão teórica se processa com relação à refletividade e à sociedade de risco, e as conclusões estão vinculadas aos desafios que a complexidade levanta para a possibilidade de refletir sobre as consequências ambientais e para agir de maneira pró-ambiental. Palavras-chave: Problemas ambientais; risco; responsabilidade; ação; competência; complexidade; sociedade de risc

The What, Who, and How of Ecological Action Space

This text presents an analytical concept which is aimed at analysis of the construction of environmental responsibility—ecological action space. The concept makes it possible to analyze what environmental activities householders perform, who takes on the environmental responsibility, and how they motivate and justify everyday practices in relation to other actors. The concept builds on structuration theory, and is useful in studies of sustainable development in everyday life, and in investigations about how actors perceive their role in creating and solving environmental problems, and what actions they take in light of this. The concept should be used for empirical rather than normative studies. Relevant questions for a study about ecological action space are: What activities are considered environmentally friendly? How do the actors conceive of their opportunities to act in environmentally friendly ways and what constraints do they express? These questions are relevant not just for outspoken activists. When promoting increased participation, it is valuable to discuss when, where and how people are expected to get involved.Funding Agencies|Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning FORMAS||</p