Acció institucional i conflicte social a l'Amazònia

Institutional action and social conflict in the Amazon. This paper is the result of research into the analysis of the social conflict brought about
by the construction of the Belo Monte hydroelectric plant in Brazils eastern Amazon. It is
based on a theoretical and analytical framework that combines principles issuing from the
sociological and cultural approach of the New Institutionalism and the debate on rational
choice as well as communicative action based on Jürgen Habermas theory. We analyse
the strategies of institutions and social stakeholders involved in the conflict. In terms of
conclusions, the paper makes a differentiation between the harmonisation of action plans
and the opportunistic role of some of the economic stakeholders.