Los nudos del ejido: disputas y relaciones intraejidales en Calakmul, Campeche

In Mexico’s contempor a ry ejidos , modes of n a tur a l resource a ccess, distribution of government support, a nd l a nd tenure regimes a re problems a ssoci a ted with neoliber a l policies. In this a rticle, we explore the different forms of tension a nd conflict between ejid a t a rios (offici a l ejid a l members with rights b a sed on this membership) a nd pobl a dores (residents without these rights) in three ejidos in the municip a lity of C a l a kmul, C a mpeche, Mexico. We a ddress different interpret a tions a nd f a ctors th a t ch a r a cterize Mexico’s current a gr a ri a n problem. B a sed on ethnogr a phic work, including in-depth interviews a nd focus groups, we a n a lyze the conflicts a mong different kinds of ejid a l residents. We find a situ a tion of tension a nd r a ncor th a t a rises from the decisions a nd risks a ssumed by the different groups in their struggle for m a rket p a rticip a tion or just surviv a l. We conclude th a t it is urgent to rethink conflicts over ejido resources a nd the unw a nted effects of government progr a ms.