Lithium governance in South America.
Opportunities and concerns
This article takes up and reflects on opportunities and concerns to be considered by the States of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile to improve the current…
Do we need lithium to save the planet? Dilemmas of mining and energy transition
Lithium is crucial for the energy transition, but mining it damages places of extraction. How are we supposed to deal with this dilemma? In this article we…
Mining Indigenous Territories – Agree to disagree?
Lithium is crucial for a world powered by renewable energy, but in places of extraction it is a source of deep ambivalence. Increasingly we hear about…
Introduction to the “Lithium Connections” Special Collection
Demand for Lithium continues to grow, forging and reinforcing connections between South and North. In this collection we explore how this plays out in…
“Progress and development” in Jujuy, Argentina
This article analyzes the progress and development discourses that seek to legitimize lithium mining in the region.
Of lithium, deserts and translation
Journalist and photographer Agnès Villette writes about media theorist Jussi Parikka and the anthropocenic entanglements of the Atacama desert, which,…
Entering Lithium Worlds
Three apparently unrelated stories about lithium. Why tell these three stories together? This project wants to explore diverse lithium worlds: worlds between…
