Zapatista Political Action and Regional Context
This article concerns the diffusion of the Zapatista political movement in Puebla, Mexican state located at the center of the Republic. The goal of the paper is to show how some local processes have made possible de national diffusion of « La otra campaña », political campaign initiated in 2005 by the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN) in Mexico. The analysis leans on a revision of the recent history of that Mexican state from a political economy approach. The economical evolution of this Mexican region is studied in a general way, as well as the political implications of those economical changes. As suggested by the title of the paper, particular attention is given to the evolution of dissenting social movements in the state. In order to do it, the “best” and the worst moments of the local political organizations are called up too.