From coca to cocoa: Conflicts, violence and hegemonic compromises in the turbulent Peruvian Amazonia settlement process: The case of Tocache

Daniel Coq-Huelva; Angie Higuchi; Ruth Arias-Gutiérrez; Rafaela Alfalla-Luque

doi:10.1177/0308518X231189569

From coca to cocoa: Conflicts, violence and hegemonic compromises in the turbulent Peruvian Amazonia settlement process: The case of Tocache

Daniel Coq-Huelva, Angie Higuchi, Ruth Arias-Gutiérrez, Rafaela Alfalla-Luque

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Este artículo analiza el papel de convenciones, compromisos e incluso violencia en el intrincado proceso de construcción biosocial del cultivo de cacao en la provincia de Tocache, en la Amazonía peruana. El artículo discute las diferentes fases del proceso de asentamiento y sus bases sociales, institucionales y ambientales. Específicamente, el análisis se centra en el dramático abandono del cultivo de coca y su reemplazo por cultivos alternativos como el cacao. Se enfatiza la centralidad de la coherencia normativa y la coordinación de los agentes. Durante más de 50 años, el compromiso cívico-mercantil ha enmarcado los discursos y acciones de los agentes, aunque en ocasiones ha sido ostensiblemente distorsionado. Este efecto de enmarcado también ha ocurrido en circunstancias con un considerable recurso a la violencia y al conflicto armado. Así, este artículo se enfoca no solo en los procesos de justificación, sino también en lo que ocurre "después de la justificación" y en cómo las situaciones violentas pueden coexistir con construcciones discursivas con un elemento normativo relevante.

Idioma original	Inglés
Páginas (desde-hasta)	136-154
Número de páginas	19
Publicación	Environment and Planning A
Volumen	56
N.º	1
Fecha en línea anticipada	13 ago. 2023
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X231189569
Estado	Publicada - feb. 2024

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by the research project of the Universidad del Pacífico Supply Chain and Marketing of Peruvian and Ecuadorian Amazon Cocoa: Cooperatives vs. Intermediaries.

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Cultivo de cacao
Amazonía peruana
Conflicto armado
Compromisos hegemónicos
Violencia
Proceso de asentamiento

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