Comuneros y talamontes: cooperación y conflicto en la devastación del bosque, en Cherán, Michoacán (2006-2011)

During five years (2006-2011), the forest of the indigenous community of Cherán, located in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, suffered a destruction process that ended with about 70% of the timber area. During this period, a series of associations were formed between local and foreign actors involved...

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Autor: Santillán Ortega, Víctor Manuel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Colombia
Institución:Universidad Santo Tomás
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional USTA
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.usta.edu.co:11634/41506
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.usantotomas.edu.co/index.php/cife/article/view/7161
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:conflict
cooperation
organized crime
Michoacán
conflicto
cooperación
crimen organizado
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Sumario:During five years (2006-2011), the forest of the indigenous community of Cherán, located in the state of Michoacán, Mexico, suffered a destruction process that ended with about 70% of the timber area. During this period, a series of associations were formed between local and foreign actors involved in illegal logging (loggers) and in the defense of the territory (comuneros). The purpose of this article is to provide a dense description of the process of figuration between comuneros and loggers in these years. The main argument is that, far from forming dichotomous relationships between the two groups, there were a series of connections that oscillated between cooperation and conflict. The analytical framework follows the sociological proposal of Norbert Elias with respect to the concept of figuration. The methodology is qualitative and was developed through ethnographic fieldwork.