Abstract

IBARRA GARCIA, María Verónica. Space: Central Element in Social Movements for Megaprojects. Desacatos [online]. 2012, n.39, pp.141-158. ISSN 2448-5144.

This article proposes the space as an analytical category presented in four social movements developed in the central and southern Mexico, since 1990.This is a study of critical political geography, that is why it covers the historical development of the concept space since the political geography of the beginning of the XX century to its critical trend. Afterwards, the produced rural space is treated in the light of the Partido de la Revolución Institucional regime.Then, megaprojects are analyzed as a sort of space that has deeply transformed the rural space. Finally,it is presented how the four social movements show the political transformations produced in the rural space.

Keywords : space; power; political geography; megaprojects; social movements.

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