Subjectivity and Wind-energy Projects in Mexico: the Case of Arriaga, Chiapas

Abstract

This paper examines subjective responses to the installation of wind-energy farms in Mexico. In keeping with the critical tradition, our paper analyzes the tension between domination and resistance in light of the categories of power and anti-power. According to critical thought in sociology and history, the imposition of modernity results in tension between power and anti-power that leads to conflict and confrontation. Semi-structured and unstructured interviews as well as direct observation were employed as qualitative approaches to our research in the municipality of Arriaga in the state of Chiapas, Mexico.