Resumen

GARRIGA ZUCAL, José; RAJOY, Romina  y  ZAJAC, Joaquín. Linked Violence, Problematic Consumption, and Community Care in Reconquista Area, Argentina. E&c [online]. 2026, vol.1, n.22, pp.119-140. ISSN 2477-9245.  https://doi.org/10.37228/estado_comunes.423.

This article examines the relationship among violence, substance use, and community care in the popular (low-income) neighborhoods of the Área Reconquista within Argentina’s Greater Buenos Aires conurbation (2001-2022). It is a case study that combines in situ participant observation with interviews conducted with key stakeholders. Using the category of interlinked violences, the analysis shows that micro-trafficking, indebtedness, gender-based and institutional violence, environmental precariousness, and territorial disputes intersect and mutually reinforce one another, constituting a web of persistent harms in these neighborhoods. Neighborhood responses-soup kitchens, neighborhood networks, and local organizations-offer partial protection against violence, but they lack the capacity to reverse the structural causes of violence.

Palabras clave : Greater Buenos Aires conurbation; COVID-19; criminalization; micro-trafficking; Reconquista River; territories; interlinked violences..

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