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SUMMARY:The political ecology of voice (PEV) of oil company-community rela
 tions in Peru’s Loreto Region - Adrian Gonzalez\, Royal Docks School of 
 Business and Law\, University of East London
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CONTACT:Karen Wong
DESCRIPTION:This paper studies resource extraction industry-community enga
 gement through a focus on the ability and willingness of local citizens to
  report environmental pollution incidents. This is conducted through the p
 olitical ecology of voice (PEV) theoretical framework which comprises inve
 stigation into economic\, political\, social and geographical factors over
  an explicit period and their impact on different actors’ voices. The ca
 se-study was centred around Peru’s Loreto Region\, the state-run oil com
 pany Petroperu and the interview testimonies of two communities affected b
 y Petroperu pollution incidents. This PEV paper finds that the community r
 elationships are strictly controlled by Petroperu who\, wherever possible\
 , avoid citizen dialogue and engagement which raises significant difficult
 ies for citizens wishing to report environmental contamination events. How
 ever\, through deliberate threats to their provision of important communit
 y economic and development opportunities\, Petroperu generated a climate o
 f fear which sought to silence the willingness of citizens to report conta
 mination events or the company’s poor and abusive post-spill response. T
 his suppression of voice was only overcome through the actions of strong\,
  independent citizens\, and the accessibility to exterior community-based 
 organisations. However\, the latter’s involvement does not always outwei
 gh the powerful influence which companies like Petroperu wield over citize
 ns and their voice.
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Department of Geography
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