Lorena De La Puente Burlando

I was born and raised in Peru and I was convinced that I would become a sociologist before even knowing what sociology was. After graduating from PUCP, Lima, I became a researcher focused in the study of social conflicts, indigenous rights, environmental auction for extractive industries and participatory governance. Despite what you might expect, I find it hard to enjoy academic life if the knowledge gained is not transformed into tools for non-academic actors. For this reason, I want my extended essay to contribute to a better understanding of how and why Latin American states are involving citizen participation in the governance of extractive industries, and what this response implies for socio-environmental concerns.