Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes

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Soto, Oscar
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2025
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Transhumant pastoralism represents a socio-ecological system shaped by mobility, uncertainty, and resilience. Drawing on 5 years of ethnographic research in Malargüe, Argentina—the country’s primary region for goat transhumance—this article explores how peasant families sustain their livelihoods and territorial presence amid environmental variability, extractive pressures, and institutional neglect. Engaging with Latin American political ecology, peasant studies, and theories of socio-ecological transitions, the paper reframes transhumance as a contemporary and adaptive livelihood strategy, rather than a remnant of the past. It foregrounds mobile territorialities, subsistence ethics, and vernacular governance as forms of resistance and resilience. In doing so, the article contributes to current debates on resilience, justice, uncertainty, and ecological transitions from below, offering grounded insights for reimagining pastoral policy and socio-ecological governance in the Andean drylands. The findings underscore the need for flexible governance systems that support pastoral mobility and recognize the socio-ecological value of transhumance.
Fil: Soto, Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales; Argentina
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SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
title Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
spellingShingle Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
Soto, Oscar
POLITICAL ECOLOGY
PASTORALISM
RESILIENCE
UNCERTAINTY
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS
title_short Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
title_full Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
title_fullStr Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
title_full_unstemmed Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
title_sort Resisting uncertainty: transhumant pastoralism and socio-ecological transitions in the Argentine Andes
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Soto, Oscar
author Soto, Oscar
author_facet Soto, Oscar
author_role author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv POLITICAL ECOLOGY
PASTORALISM
RESILIENCE
UNCERTAINTY
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS
topic POLITICAL ECOLOGY
PASTORALISM
RESILIENCE
UNCERTAINTY
SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.7
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Transhumant pastoralism represents a socio-ecological system shaped by mobility, uncertainty, and resilience. Drawing on 5 years of ethnographic research in Malargüe, Argentina—the country’s primary region for goat transhumance—this article explores how peasant families sustain their livelihoods and territorial presence amid environmental variability, extractive pressures, and institutional neglect. Engaging with Latin American political ecology, peasant studies, and theories of socio-ecological transitions, the paper reframes transhumance as a contemporary and adaptive livelihood strategy, rather than a remnant of the past. It foregrounds mobile territorialities, subsistence ethics, and vernacular governance as forms of resistance and resilience. In doing so, the article contributes to current debates on resilience, justice, uncertainty, and ecological transitions from below, offering grounded insights for reimagining pastoral policy and socio-ecological governance in the Andean drylands. The findings underscore the need for flexible governance systems that support pastoral mobility and recognize the socio-ecological value of transhumance.
Fil: Soto, Oscar. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Mendoza. Instituto de Ciencias Humanas, Sociales y Ambientales; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Cuyo. Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales; Argentina
description Transhumant pastoralism represents a socio-ecological system shaped by mobility, uncertainty, and resilience. Drawing on 5 years of ethnographic research in Malargüe, Argentina—the country’s primary region for goat transhumance—this article explores how peasant families sustain their livelihoods and territorial presence amid environmental variability, extractive pressures, and institutional neglect. Engaging with Latin American political ecology, peasant studies, and theories of socio-ecological transitions, the paper reframes transhumance as a contemporary and adaptive livelihood strategy, rather than a remnant of the past. It foregrounds mobile territorialities, subsistence ethics, and vernacular governance as forms of resistance and resilience. In doing so, the article contributes to current debates on resilience, justice, uncertainty, and ecological transitions from below, offering grounded insights for reimagining pastoral policy and socio-ecological governance in the Andean drylands. The findings underscore the need for flexible governance systems that support pastoral mobility and recognize the socio-ecological value of transhumance.
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