The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by Dams

The Brazilian electrical sector, with a predominant hydric matrix, generates social and environmental impacts, among which stands out the compulsory displacement of local populations. The de-territorialization and re-territorialization caused by hydroelectric plants produce a process characterized b...

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Main Author:	Humberto José Da Rocha
Format:	Article
Language:	Spanish
Published:	Colegio de México 2016-09-01
Series:	Estudios Sociológicos
Subjects:	conflicto hidroeléctricas movimientos sociales reasentamientos territorialidad
Online Access:	http://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1445

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spelling	doaj-492dcc3f51aa4c5e946c7999cb37774c2020-11-24T22:59:14ZspaColegio de MéxicoEstudios Sociológicos0185-41862016-09-013410210.24201/es.2016v34n102.14451439The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by DamsHumberto José Da Rocha0Universidad Federal da Fronteira Sul (UFFS)The Brazilian electrical sector, with a predominant hydric matrix, generates social and environmental impacts, among which stands out the compulsory displacement of local populations. The de-territorialization and re-territorialization caused by hydroelectric plants produce a process characterized by “multiterritorialization” of conflict. This paper discusses this conflict, which involves consortiums of construction companies and the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB), as a contesting movement. The objective is to analyze to what extent resettlements produced by the construction of hydroelectric dams and organized by MAB potentiate actions against future constructions. Combining qualitative research with quantitative data, we present the case of the Uruguay basin, in order to demonstrate that, although they represent empowerment points, the potential of resettlements must be relativized from the standpoint of a broader social process.http://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1445conflictohidroeléctricasmovimientos socialesreasentamientosterritorialidad
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spellingShingle	Humberto José Da Rocha The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by Dams Estudios Sociológicos conflicto hidroeléctricas movimientos sociales reasentamientos territorialidad
author_facet	Humberto José Da Rocha
author_sort	Humberto José Da Rocha
title	The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by Dams
title_short	The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by Dams
title_full	The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by Dams
title_fullStr	The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by Dams
title_full_unstemmed	The Multiterritorialization of the Conflict with Hidroelectrical Plants: Resettlements as Empowerment Points of the Movement of People Affected by Dams
title_sort	multiterritorialization of the conflict with hidroelectrical plants: resettlements as empowerment points of the movement of people affected by dams
publisher	Colegio de México
series	Estudios Sociológicos
issn	0185-4186
publishDate	2016-09-01
description	The Brazilian electrical sector, with a predominant hydric matrix, generates social and environmental impacts, among which stands out the compulsory displacement of local populations. The de-territorialization and re-territorialization caused by hydroelectric plants produce a process characterized by “multiterritorialization” of conflict. This paper discusses this conflict, which involves consortiums of construction companies and the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB), as a contesting movement. The objective is to analyze to what extent resettlements produced by the construction of hydroelectric dams and organized by MAB potentiate actions against future constructions. Combining qualitative research with quantitative data, we present the case of the Uruguay basin, in order to demonstrate that, although they represent empowerment points, the potential of resettlements must be relativized from the standpoint of a broader social process.
topic	conflicto hidroeléctricas movimientos sociales reasentamientos territorialidad
url	http://estudiossociologicos.colmex.mx/index.php/es/article/view/1445
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