Mining, conflict and local brokers. Minera San Xavier in Cerro de San Pedro

  • Hernán Horacio Schiaffini Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. UBA
Keywords: Mining industry, Social conflict, Structures of political mediation, Power, Local politics

Abstract

This paper investigates in instances of mediation involved in large-scale economic processes and local implementation. Analyzing the conflict in Cerro de San Pedro (San Luis Potosí, México) among San Xavier mining company and the Frente Amplio Opositor (FAO), it applies an ethnographic approach to describe the local structures of political mediation and its practices and rationality. The work shows the relevance of local factors in the relationships between State, company and people.

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Author Biography

Hernán Horacio Schiaffini, Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales. UBA
Maestro en Antropología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Instituto de Investigaciones Gino Germani. Becario doctoral CONICET. 
Published
2011-12-15
How to Cite
Schiaffini, H. H. (2011). Mining, conflict and local brokers. Minera San Xavier in Cerro de San Pedro. Cuadernos De antropología Social, (34), 115-139. https://doi.org/10.34096/cas.i34.1383
Section
Espacio Abierto - Artículos Originales