Framing, Discourse, and Power Dynamics in the Venezuelan Ecosocialism Narrative: The Unbearable Burden on Vulnerable Communities.

Jose Luis Jimenez-Figarotti

doi:10.62876/lr.vi48.7708

Autores/as

Jose Luis Jimenez-Figarotti Universidad Católica Andrés Bello https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6640-0515

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62876/lr.vi48.7708

Palabras clave:

Políticas ecosocialistas, Socioambiental, medio ambiente, industrias extractivas, integridad ecológica, equidad social, comunidades vulnerables.

Resumen

Este artículo examina críticamente la disonancia entre las proclamadas políticas ecosocialistas de Venezuela y las duras realidades socioambientales a las que se enfrentan sus comunidades más vulnerables. A través de un análisis comparativo de tres estudios de caso -Laguna de Píritu, Parque Nacional Morrocoy y Parque Nacional Canaima- se cuestiona cómo la alianza del régimen venezolano con las industrias extractivas globales exacerba la degradación ambiental, desplaza a las poblaciones indígenas y marginadas e intensifica las desigualdades sociales. Basándose en los marcos de la justicia medioambiental, la ecología política y el construccionismo social, el estudio pone de relieve cómo el régimen coopta los discursos progresistas sobre los movimientos indígenas y feministas para enmascarar sus prácticas neoliberales. La investigación revela el «complejo industrial contaminante» en el centro de las estrategias de extracción de recursos de Venezuela, haciendo hincapié en las cargas desproporcionadas que soportan las comunidades indígenas y afrodescendientes. Al integrar la justicia ambiental crítica y los enfoques interseccionales, el artículo subraya la urgente necesidad de soluciones equitativas y sostenibles que den prioridad a la integridad ecológica y la equidad social. Pide que se desmantelen los sistemas de opresión arraigados y que se reformule la política medioambiental para abordar la intersección de raza, clase, género y daños medioambientales en el contexto venezolano.

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Biografía del autor/a

Jose Luis Jimenez-Figarotti , Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

Universidad Católica Andrés Bello Caracas, Venezuela

Florida Atlantic University. Florida - EE.UU.

José Luis Jiménez-Figarotti. Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Studies. Florida Atlantic University. VE/COIL Coordinator. Collaborative Online International Learning. Secretariado de Internacionalización. Universidad Católica Andrés Bello.

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