Emotions in Inter-Action in Environmental Resistances. The case of Comité Salvabosque in Mexico

The article analyzes the role of emotions in the experience of a grassroots Mexican group, that is defending an urban forest threated by residential developments. The resistance of this group, started in 2005, is marked by significant place attachment, which has been nurtured and enhanced all along the struggle. The aim of the article is to understand how place attachment is strengthened in urban contexts and why it is a core affective bond for defending the territory. Our hypothesis is that it is a dynamic and mobilizing bond, and its relevance resides in the emotions it generates, which in turn have different effects on the protest. In order to confirm our hypothesis we have analyzed the emotional dimension of the resistances in defense of the forest, through in-depth interviews. The analysis will specifically focus on emotions that strengthen and go together with place attachment.

本文分析了情绪在墨西哥某草根民众团体行动体验中的作用，该团体正守护着一片受住宅开发威胁的城市森林。该团体的抵抗行动始于2005年，其显著特征为强烈的场所依恋（place attachment），且在整个抗争过程中，这种依恋持续得到培育与强化。本文旨在探究城市语境下场所依恋的强化路径，以及其为何成为守护领地的核心情感纽带。我们提出的研究假设为：场所依恋是一种兼具动态性与动员性的情感纽带，其价值源于其所催生的各类情绪，而这些情绪又会对抗议行动产生差异化影响。为验证上述假设，本研究通过深度访谈法，对该森林守护抗争行动中的情感维度展开了分析。本次分析将特别聚焦于那些能够强化场所依恋、并与场所依恋相伴共生的情绪。