Transversal harm and zemiology: reconsidering green criminology and mineral extractivism in Cerro de Pasco, Peru
Transversal harm and zemiology: reconsidering green criminology and mineral extractivism in Cerro de Pasco, Peru
Green criminology has been advancing a focus on environmental crimes and harms. Extending this inquiry into
avoidable and avertable environmental harms is a key function of both green criminology and zemiology. However,
while the former seeks to expand regulatory frameworks, the latter contains within it the potential for a more holistic
reimagining of the social world. Based on a methodology that combines qualitative methods (key informant
interviews), a zemiological analysis, and the political ecology of Felix Guattari, we present a reconceptualization of
harm inflicted by mineral extractivism in Peru’s Cerro de Pasco. The analysis utilizes the concept of transversal harm,
which allows us to move beyond the criminal and civil damage of corporate crime and negligence and to capture the
collective and continuous impact of mineral extractivism. A discussion of transversal harm as a potential new avenue
for expanding the conceptual boundaries of studying environmental harm concludes the article.
Boukli, Avi
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Kotsakis, Andreas
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Boukli, Avi
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Kotsakis, Andreas
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Boukli, Avi and Kotsakis, Andreas
(2023)
Transversal harm and zemiology: reconsidering green criminology and mineral extractivism in Cerro de Pasco, Peru.
Critical Criminology.
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Abstract
Green criminology has been advancing a focus on environmental crimes and harms. Extending this inquiry into
avoidable and avertable environmental harms is a key function of both green criminology and zemiology. However,
while the former seeks to expand regulatory frameworks, the latter contains within it the potential for a more holistic
reimagining of the social world. Based on a methodology that combines qualitative methods (key informant
interviews), a zemiological analysis, and the political ecology of Felix Guattari, we present a reconceptualization of
harm inflicted by mineral extractivism in Peru’s Cerro de Pasco. The analysis utilizes the concept of transversal harm,
which allows us to move beyond the criminal and civil damage of corporate crime and negligence and to capture the
collective and continuous impact of mineral extractivism. A discussion of transversal harm as a potential new avenue
for expanding the conceptual boundaries of studying environmental harm concludes the article.
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Accepted/In Press date: 31 July 2023
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/480006
ISSN: 1205-8629
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