Rural civil society in a mexican narco-violent border: some initial reflections

Why the border rural civil society in Tamaulipas has not been organized to combat the narco-violence that has severely affected agricultural activities in the main producing region of sorghum in Mexico? To answer this concern, the reflection focuses on the concept of civil society, the characteristi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: López León, Artemisa
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Acta Sociológica
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/62563
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/ras/article/view/62563
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Sociedad civil
agroproductores
asociacionismo
ilegalidad
narcoviolencia
estudios fronterizos
Civil Society
agricultural producers
associationism
illegality
narcoviolence
border studies
Sociedade civil
agroprodutores
ilegalidade
narcoviolência
estudos fronterizos
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Sumario:Why the border rural civil society in Tamaulipas has not been organized to combat the narco-violence that has severely affected agricultural activities in the main producing region of sorghum in Mexico? To answer this concern, the reflection focuses on the concept of civil society, the characteristics of rural civil society in the region under study and three deeply rooted sociocultural traits in the frontier region: associationism and individualism that are constitutive of agricultural production and illegality that has been essential to the spread of narco-violence. The analysis relies on a qualitative methodological strategy; specifically, the information was collected through semi-structured, focused and in-depth interviews that were made to key informants involved in the dynamization of the regional sorghum’s product system (cultivation and marketing of the grain).