Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaFrom victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico
This article analyzes different forms of civic agency and citizen science developed by the women of the “Amor por Ellxs” collective in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone, Mexico. Since 2016 these women have organized themselves in order to search for their missing relatives and to demand the adoption...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2021
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| description | This article analyzes different forms of civic agency and citizen science developed by the women of the “Amor por Ellxs” collective in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone, Mexico. Since 2016 these women have organized themselves in order to search for their missing relatives and to demand the adoption of a new “Missing Persons “Bill by the Jalisco State Legislature. First, the article discusses the involvement of the collective in the search for the victims and in the management of the resulting emotions. These expressions of agency allow the women to transcend their victimhood and to become collectively empowered. Next, their communications, -as displayed in their Facebook page-, are reviewed. Here we highlight their citizen science strategies for building extra-institutional knowledge. In this way- and together with other solidary social actors- the group is able to develop a more efficient search and identification of the missing persons. Cyberethnography, in- depth interviews and participant observation detect different kinds of actions, which include dissemination of search, localization and body identification file cards; recommendations on new protocols to be applied in cases of disappearance and emotional support to the families. The article concludes that pain, powerlessness and anger are channeled towards citizen science activities which open the doors for social empowerment in the face of the failure of responsible institutions to find the disappeared persons. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-41972021-08-30T17:59:50Z From victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico De víctimas a expertas: estrategias de agencia cívica para la identificación de desaparecidos en México De vítimas a especialistas: estratégias de agência cívica para a identificação de desaparecidos no México Cepeda, Ana Leetoy, Salvador agência cívica ciência cidadã coletivos emoções Facebook pessoas desaparecidas civic agency citizen science collective groups emotions Facebook missing persons agencia cívica ciencia ciudadana colectivos emociones Facebook personas desaparecidas This article analyzes different forms of civic agency and citizen science developed by the women of the “Amor por Ellxs” collective in the Guadalajara Metropolitan Zone, Mexico. Since 2016 these women have organized themselves in order to search for their missing relatives and to demand the adoption of a new “Missing Persons “Bill by the Jalisco State Legislature. First, the article discusses the involvement of the collective in the search for the victims and in the management of the resulting emotions. These expressions of agency allow the women to transcend their victimhood and to become collectively empowered. Next, their communications, -as displayed in their Facebook page-, are reviewed. Here we highlight their citizen science strategies for building extra-institutional knowledge. In this way- and together with other solidary social actors- the group is able to develop a more efficient search and identification of the missing persons. Cyberethnography, in- depth interviews and participant observation detect different kinds of actions, which include dissemination of search, localization and body identification file cards; recommendations on new protocols to be applied in cases of disappearance and emotional support to the families. The article concludes that pain, powerlessness and anger are channeled towards citizen science activities which open the doors for social empowerment in the face of the failure of responsible institutions to find the disappeared persons. En este artículo se analiza formas de agencia cívica y ciencia ciudadana que realizan mujeres del colectivo Por Amor a Ellxs, en la Zona Metropolitana de Guadalajara, México. Desde 2016, estas mujeres se han organizado para buscar a sus familiares desaparecidos y exigir una nueva Ley de Personas Desaparecidas del Estado de Jalisco. Primero, se discute el involucramiento directo del colectivo en las estrategias de búsqueda y la canalización de emociones derivadas de la tragedia, manifestaciones de agencia que les permiten trascender su condición de víctimas y empoderarse como colectivo. Posteriormente, se revisa las formas de comunicación en su página de Facebook, donde destacan estrategias de ciencia ciudadana, entendidas como construcciones extrainstitucionales de conocimiento; así, en conjunto con otros actores sociales solidarios, el colectivo plantea prácticas creativas para hacer más eficiente la búsqueda e identificación de desaparecidos. A través de ciberetnografía, entrevistas en profundidad y observación participante se identifica sus acciones que van desde diseminar fichas de búsqueda, localización e identificación de cuerpos hasta recomendar protocolos en casos de desaparición y brindar apoyo moral a las familias en esta situación. Se concluye que las emociones de dolor, impotencia y rabia se canalizan hacia estrategias de ciencia ciudadana y ofrecen una alternativa de empoderamiento social ante el fracaso de las instituciones responsables de buscar a las personas desaparecidas en México. Este artigo analisa as formas de ação cívica e ciência cidadã realizadas por mulheres do coletivo Por Amor a Ellxs, na Área Metropolitana de Guadalajara, no México. Desde 2016, essas mulheres se organizaram para buscar seus parentes desaparecidos e exigir uma nova Lei de Desaparecidos do Estado de Jalisco. Em primeiro lugar, discute-se o envolvimento direto do grupo nas estratégias de busca e na canalização das emoções derivadas da tragédia, manifestações de agência que lhes permitem transcender sua condição de vítimas e se empoderar como grupo. Posteriormente, as formas de comunicação são revisadas em sua página do Facebook, onde se destacam as estratégias de ciência cidadã, entendidas como construções extra-institucionais do conhecimento. Assim, em conjunto com outros atores sociais solidários, o grupo propõe práticas criativas para tornar mais eficaz a busca e identificação dos desaparecidos. Por meio da cibernetnografia, entrevistas em profundidade e observação participante, são identificadas suas ações, que vão desde a divulgação de busca, localização e identificação de corpos, até a recomendação de protocolos em casos de desaparecimento e apoio moral às famílias nessa situação. Conclui-se que as emoções de dor, impotência e raiva são canalizadas para as estratégias da ciência cidadã e oferecem uma alternativa de empoderamento social diante do fracasso das instituições responsáveis ??pela busca de pessoas desaparecidas no México. 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Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 69 (2021): Community strategies for confronting socio-environmental conflicts: Beyond resistance; 181-200 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4197/3529 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4197/3574 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4197/3554 https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/4197/3585 Derechos de autor 2021 Ana Cepeda, Salvador Leetoy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Cepeda, Ana Leetoy, Salvador From victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico |
| title | From victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico |
| title_full | From victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico |
| title_fullStr | From victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico |
| title_full_unstemmed | From victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico |
| title_short | From victims to experts: Civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in Mexico |
| title_sort | from victims to experts: civic agency strategies for identifying missing people in mexico |
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