La Guajira in northern Colombia has seen a disproportionate number of roadblocks recently, especially connected to wind park construction sites, staged by people demanding that the state implement economic, social, and physical security improvements. This conflict is an example of local impacts of the global energy transition on historically marginalized people. In this Spotlight we argue that La Guajira is a prime case showing how the energy transition is leveraged to indirectly address the state through private companies.
Author: Elena García Conejero
Elena García Conejero ist Masterstudentin der Friedens- und Konfliktforschung an der Universität Marburg und ehemalige Praktikantin in der PRIF-Forschungsabteilung „Glokale Verflechtungen". // Elena García Conejero is a Master‘s student of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Marburg and a former intern at PRIF‘s „Glocal Junctions“ research department.
