Monoculture and Political Behavior: How Forestry Plantations Condition the Political Participation of the Mapuche in Chile

• In Event: The Unexpected Effects of Recognition Politics: Joining the State but Failing to be Represented

Brief Overview

Most Latin American countries recognize Indigenous peoples, but Chile's 2021 effort to do so failed. This paper explores how proximity to extractive industries affects Indigenous political participation and attitudes towards state institutions.

Author

• Vanessa Navarro Rodriguez, University of California-Berkeley