Extractivismo y nación en Bolivia contemporánea: discursos, imaginarios y resistencias.

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Title: Extractivismo y nación en Bolivia contemporánea: discursos, imaginarios y resistencias. (Spanish).
Alternate Title: Extractivism and Nation in Contemporary Bolivia: Discourses, Imaginaries and Resistances. (English)
Extrativismo e nação na Bolívia contemporânea: discursos, imaginários e resistências. (Portuguese)
Authors: LOBATON DELGADILLO, Antony Fabricio
Source: Chasqui (13901079). abr-jul2026, Issue 161, p159-177. 19p.
Subjects: Resource exploitation, Cross-cultural studies, Discourse, Political opposition, Countries, Environmental activism, Narratives
Geographic Terms: Bolivia, Uyuni, Salar de (Bolivia)
Abstract (English): This article examines the articulation between extractivism and national project in contemporary Bolivia through the analysis of competing discursive fields. Drawing on a postcolonial and political communication framework — grounded in Bhabha, Mbembe, Rivera Cusicanqui, Geertz, Escobar, Svampa, and Braidotti—, it analyzes how the Bolivian plurinational state constructs and legitimizes extractivist narratives that contradict its own constitutional design. Through critical discourse analysis applied to four empirical cases —Tariquía, Cala Cala, Viacha, and the Salar de Uyuni—, the systematic criminalization of environmental defenders is documented, and three central discursive operations are identified: the naturalization of territorial sacrifice, the neutralization of dissenting narratives, and the appropriation of plurinational vocabulary to conceal homogenizing practices. Data from 2024-2025 reveal an intensification of the repressive pattern. The central argument holds that extractivism in Bolivia does not coexist in tension with the national project but constitutes it discursively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish): El artículo examina la articulación entre extractivismo y proyecto nacional en la Bolivia contemporánea a través del análisis de los campos discursivos en disputa. Partiendo de un marco teórico poscolonial y de comunicación política —con base en Bhabha, Mbembe, Rivera Cusicanqui, Geertz, Escobar, Svampa y Braidotti—, se analiza cómo el Estado plurinacional boliviano construye y legitima narrativas extractivistas que contradicen su propio diseño constitucional. Mediante análisis crítico del discurso aplicado a cuatro casos empíricos —Tariquía, Cala Cala, Viacha y el Salar de Uyuni—, se documenta la criminalización sistemática de defensores ambientales y se identifican tres operaciones discursivas centrales: la naturalización del sacrificio territorial, la neutralización de narrativas disidentes y la apropiación del vocabulario plurinacional para encubrir prácticas homogenizantes. Los datos de 2024-2025 revelan una intensificación del patrón represivo: 93 vulneraciones en 2024 y duplicación de casos en el segundo cuatrimestre de 2025. La tesis central es que, en Bolivia, el extractivismo no convive en tensión con el proyecto nacional sino que lo constituye discursivamente, produciendo una forma específica de necropolítica que borra la dimensión performativa de la nación plurinacional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Portuguese): Este artigo examina a articulação entre extrativismo e projeto nacional na Bolívia contemporânea por meio da análise dos campos discursivos em disputa. A partir de um marco teórico pós-colonial e de comunicação política —baseado em Bhabha, Mbembe, Rivera Cusicanqui, Geertz, Escobar, Svampa e Braidotti—, analisa-se como o Estado plurinacional boliviano constrói e legitima narrativas extrativistas que contradizem seu próprio desenho constitucional. Mediante análise crítica do discurso aplicada a quatro casos empíricos —Tariquía, Cala Cala, Viacha e o Salar de Uyuni—, documenta-se a criminalização sistemática de defensores ambientais e identificam-se três operações discursivas centrais. Os dados de 2024-2025 revelam intensificação do padrão repressivo. A tese central sustenta que, na Bolívia, o extrativismo não coexiste em tensão com o projeto nacional, mas o constitui discursivamente. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: This article examines the articulation between extractivism and national project in contemporary Bolivia through the analysis of competing discursive fields. Drawing on a postcolonial and political communication framework — grounded in Bhabha, Mbembe, Rivera Cusicanqui, Geertz, Escobar, Svampa, and Braidotti—, it analyzes how the Bolivian plurinational state constructs and legitimizes extractivist narratives that contradict its own constitutional design. Through critical discourse analysis applied to four empirical cases —Tariquía, Cala Cala, Viacha, and the Salar de Uyuni—, the systematic criminalization of environmental defenders is documented, and three central discursive operations are identified: the naturalization of territorial sacrifice, the neutralization of dissenting narratives, and the appropriation of plurinational vocabulary to conceal homogenizing practices. Data from 2024-2025 reveal an intensification of the repressive pattern. The central argument holds that extractivism in Bolivia does not coexist in tension with the national project but constitutes it discursively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: El artículo examina la articulación entre extractivismo y proyecto nacional en la Bolivia contemporánea a través del análisis de los campos discursivos en disputa. Partiendo de un marco teórico poscolonial y de comunicación política —con base en Bhabha, Mbembe, Rivera Cusicanqui, Geertz, Escobar, Svampa y Braidotti—, se analiza cómo el Estado plurinacional boliviano construye y legitima narrativas extractivistas que contradicen su propio diseño constitucional. Mediante análisis crítico del discurso aplicado a cuatro casos empíricos —Tariquía, Cala Cala, Viacha y el Salar de Uyuni—, se documenta la criminalización sistemática de defensores ambientales y se identifican tres operaciones discursivas centrales: la naturalización del sacrificio territorial, la neutralización de narrativas disidentes y la apropiación del vocabulario plurinacional para encubrir prácticas homogenizantes. Los datos de 2024-2025 revelan una intensificación del patrón represivo: 93 vulneraciones en 2024 y duplicación de casos en el segundo cuatrimestre de 2025. La tesis central es que, en Bolivia, el extractivismo no convive en tensión con el proyecto nacional sino que lo constituye discursivamente, produciendo una forma específica de necropolítica que borra la dimensión performativa de la nación plurinacional. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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  Data: Este artigo examina a articulação entre extrativismo e projeto nacional na Bolívia contemporânea por meio da análise dos campos discursivos em disputa. A partir de um marco teórico pós-colonial e de comunicação política —baseado em Bhabha, Mbembe, Rivera Cusicanqui, Geertz, Escobar, Svampa e Braidotti—, analisa-se como o Estado plurinacional boliviano constrói e legitima narrativas extrativistas que contradizem seu próprio desenho constitucional. Mediante análise crítica do discurso aplicada a quatro casos empíricos —Tariquía, Cala Cala, Viacha e o Salar de Uyuni—, documenta-se a criminalização sistemática de defensores ambientais e identificam-se três operações discursivas centrais. Os dados de 2024-2025 revelam intensificação do padrão repressivo. A tese central sustenta que, na Bolívia, o extrativismo não coexiste em tensão com o projeto nacional, mas o constitui discursivamente. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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