Redes de control político en el Amazonas colombiano Movimiento reciente de su historia política
Networks of political control in the Colombian Amazon: recent movement of its political history
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departamento de Amazonas (Colombia), elecciones, redes de control político, “demanda ofrecida”, clientelismo, pueblos indígenas (es)Departament of Amazonas (Colombia), elections, networks of political control, “offered demand”, patronage, indigenous populations (en)
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A través de métodos etnográficos aplicados a los comicios electorales de 2011 a la gobernación del Amazonas y a la alcaldía de su capital Leticia, este artículo analiza los comportamientos electorales de las poblaciones amazónicas y las fuerzas económicas y políticas que participan en su control institucional y social, hechos que ilustran una realidad política que parece repetirse en su historia y, específicamente, en los comicios electorales futuros. La discusión central está dirigida a comprender las complejas redes sociales, económicas y culturales que participan en la definición del ejercicio político en el departamento del Amazonas, un conflictivo escenario configurado por extensas fronteras internacionales con Perú y Brasil, tensos encuentros culturales entre indígenas y no indígenas y la participación de actores de la política nacional que pretenden controlar las realidades locales.
Through ethnographic methods applied to the 2011 elections for Governor of the department of Amazonas and for Mayor of its capital city, Leticia, the main purpose of this article is to analyze the electoral behavior of Amazonian populations and the economic and political forces involved in its institutional and social control; these facts reflect a political reality that appears to repeat itself in history, and, specifically, in future elections. The central discussion is aimed to understand the complex social, economic and cultural networks that participate in the political exercise of the department of Amazonas, a convoluted scenario configured by broad international borders with Peru and Brazil, tense cultural encounters between indigenous and non-indigenous populations and by the participation of national policy-makers whose interest is to control local realities.
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1. Julián Esteban García Romero. (2021). De testaferros, caciques y electores; cultura política en las elecciones de la gobernación del Guaviare de 2015. Boletín de Antropología, 36(61), p.136. https://doi.org/10.17533/udea.boan.v36n61a09.
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