Oil Extractivism Crisis According to Venezuelan Emigrants in Santiago de Chile between 2017-2020

Abstract

This research aims to analyze the impact of the collapse of the oil extractivism on the life trajectories of Venezuelans who emigrated to Santiago, Chile between 2017 and 2020. Regarding the methodologies, the semi-structured interview was conducted. Through the reflective thematic analysis of 19 interviews, it was found that the crisis of the extractivist model made it difficult to manage the daily life of the subjects and set up a context of departure that promoted a forced displacement of people starting in 2016. The relevance and originality of the research lies in its approach to the Venezuelan crisis from a socio-historical perspective that made it possible to define the political and institutional background in which Venezuelan emigration takes place, to demonstrate the responsibility of the Venezuelan State in the violation of the human rights of its nationals and to characterize the survival mode of Venezuelans who decided to emigrate.