Movimientos Sociales en disputa por el territorio y los recursos naturales. El caso de la Asamblea del Pueblo Guaraní (apg) en el sureste boliviano

Abstract

Abstract. The proposal of this article it has to work around the collective actions of the Asamblea del Pueblo Guaraní (apg), the Guaraní People Assembly, around the territory and the natural resources. This organization begins in the end of the 80´s in the southeast of Bolivia, in the “Chaco Boliviano”, a very rich region for natural resources, mainly in oil and gas. In addition, the apg make many collective actions for the recognition from the state of their ancestral lands and for the protection of natural resources exists in these territories. In these conflicts, the apg has built a broad range of alliances with another indigenous, peasants and social movements in Bolivia that allowed engaging in various disputes with oil companies operating in the area. In this sense, we inquire about the complex relationships that occur between the different actors that disputes the uses and meanings around the territory and the natural resources: the state, the social movements and transnational companies. Finally, we will establish the specific processes involving territorialization and disputes for the natural resources of this organization, constitute as a new analytical dimension to provide the theoretical discussion about social movements in Latin America.