Social networks and actors in the reconfiguration of territory in the municipality of Catazajá, Chiapas

Abstract

This article discusses the intervention of various social actors in the municipality of Catazajá in the reconfiguration of territory, based on qualitative research in which the interview and case study techniques were used to characterize the social interactions that have been generated in 20 years of territorial transformations. The methodology used included consultation with representatives of various governmental and non-governmental agencies, interviews with community leaders, participatory workshops and desk research. The main results show that the territory is transformed by social actors who have taken ownership of the public policies linked to economic and social development which the state implemented in the indicated period. This process has enabled the emergence and reconstitution of social actors around new economic and productive conditions, as well as social, political and cultural organization forms that have reconfigured the territory in Catazajá, Chiapas.