THE EJIDO AS A FORM OF COMMUNITY RESISTANCE (ZACATECAS, MEXICO)

This text seeks to reflect on the social practices that occur around the ejido in Mexico, which present community characteristics that serve as a form of resistance to neoliberal public policies. The hypothesis is that throughout the country the ejido functions in a similar way, but we will focus the study in Zacatecas, one of the states with the highest percentage of rural and migrant population. After the Constitution of 1917, an Agrarian Reform was implemented in Mexico that made the ejido the socio-political nucleus of the country. Based on the study of the allocations, restitutions and expansions of land during the 20th century, we observe that the ejido Assemblies not only resolve issues related to land, but also to the organization of the people.

Ejido; Agrarian history; Community; Politics