Complex gendered agency in Mexico: how women negotiate hierarchies of fear to search for the disappeared

IF 2 Q2 POLITICAL SCIENCE
J. Zulver
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Abstract

Fear and agency are complex, interrelated and gendered phenomena for the madres buscadoras, the women searching for the disappeared in Mexico. These women operate in a context of unrelenting, multisided violence. At the same time, they choose to engage in activism that puts them at heightened risk of violence at the nexus of criminal organisations, state corruption and insecurity. This article investigates how the madres navigate contexts of gendered violence in Veracruz, Mexico, to engage in expressions of complex gendered agency. It makes the argument that we can understand why the fear of violence does not necessarily lead to demobilisation or inaction when we locate their activism within a hierarchy of fears. By recognising that the fear of never knowing about their missing loved ones outweighs the fears of violence that they are exposed to on a day-to-day basis, we gain insight into why they choose ‘fight’, rather than ‘flight’.
墨西哥复杂的性别代理:女性如何与恐惧等级谈判,寻找失踪的人
对于在墨西哥寻找失踪者的女人们来说,恐惧和能动性是复杂的、相互关联的性别现象。这些妇女在无情的、多方暴力的背景下工作。与此同时,他们选择参与激进主义,这使他们在犯罪组织、国家腐败和不安全的关系中面临更大的暴力风险。本文研究了墨西哥韦拉克鲁斯州的女祭司如何在性别暴力背景下进行导航,以参与复杂的性别代理表达。它提出的论点是,我们可以理解为什么对暴力的恐惧不一定导致复员或无所作为,当我们将他们的行动主义置于恐惧的层次中时。通过认识到永远不知道他们失踪的亲人的恐惧超过了他们每天面临的暴力的恐惧,我们深入了解了他们为什么选择“战斗”而不是“逃跑”。
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European Journal of Politics and Gender
European Journal of Politics and Gender Social Sciences-Political Science and International Relations
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