Abstract

ESCALONA VICTORIA, José Luis. Cambio social y actores políticos en el medio rural. Una experiencia en Las Margaritas, Chiapas. Sociológica (Méx.) [online]. 2007, vol.22, n.63, pp.147-176. ISSN 2007-8358.

This article analyzes some aspects of political participation in a rural, indigenous area of Chiapas. It postulates that different, contradictory forms of political participation exist in rural areas, forms that are influenced by an important transformation of society over recent decades. This transformation includes the emergence of parties and organizations in these areas and is based on pragmatic issues like the management of strategic resources. The development of more stable political actors is linked to a combination of these elements.

Keywords : politics; indigenous; actors; social change; Chiapas.

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