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Agustin Diz is a political economic anthropologist specializing in Latin America, particularly focusing on indigenous Guaraní settlements in Argentina's Gran Chaco region. His research addresses labor dynamics, unemployment, energy extractive industries, and welfare policies impacting democratisation for indigenous populations. Agustin's book project, 'Abundance: Indigeneity, Democracy-Making Gran Chaco’s Extractive Frontier,' offers an alternative view of extractive capitalism, revealing how wealth derived from sugar cane, logging, and hydrocarbons generates social forces. His work examines the cycles of boom and bust intrinsic to extractive capitalism and their political ramifications, creating expectations of abundance that perpetuate marginalization as resources diminish. Additionally, he has researched coal mining communities in Spain and is exploring alternative economies in Scotland, particularly community-led energy organizations. His academic contributions are significant in understanding the intersection of political economy and anthropology in the context of environmental and social issues in Latin America.
University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh
Teaching and conducting research in anthropology with a focus on development issues.
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