State of law and social vulnerability in the sierra of Guerrero, México

Abstract

This presentation is derived from a study carried out in the sierra of Guerrero, Mexico, where localities are still abandoned by the Mexican State; this has led to forced displacement of hundreds of families fleeing the risk, threats and violence generated by criminal groups. The objective of the research is to analyze how was the process of the capture of the State by these illegal groups, who have taken over large areas of the State of Guerrero and what factors  make their power possible in the face of the Mexican State. The methodology used in this research combines classical anthropology and autoethnography. The results show that criminal groups settled in large areas of the sierra de Guerrero have changed social behavior in their localities. It is concluded that the lives of inhabitants of localities of the sierra de Guerrero are governed by a symbiosis
between criminal groups and the Mexican State.