Peasants, scientists and water in lake texcoco: a latourian interpretation of the fight against the new international airport of Mexico

Abstract

This article delves into the relationship between the environmental knowledge of the peasants belonging to the People's Front in Defense of the Earth and the research produced by scientists opposed to the construction of Mexico’s International Airport in Texcoco, in the outskirts of Mexico City. Using Bruno Latour’s theory of quasi-objects and hybrids, the article explores how opposition movements against the airport used water as an agent to blur the boundaries between human and non-human communities. Additionally, the article examines the construction of a network of individuals affected by environmental issues whose politics sought to eliminate distinctions between society and nature.