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<p>The main objective of the research was to increase the knowledge about social participation and emotional engagements to confront a hydroelectric project in Los Queñes, Chile. In order to promote scientific cooperation on social participation, emotions, and environmental conflicts arising from the development of hydroelectric initiatives in Chile, Colombia, and Switzerland&#xa0;This subject has emerged in Latin America since the 1990s as a new social issue for social work because of the disproportionate impact of the planning of hydroelectric projects, which affects the most vulnerable population. Communities affected by large infrastructure projects, such as hydroelectric dams, increasingly express not only rational concerns such as environmental degradation and displacement but also emotional responses tied to identity, memory, and territorial belonging. Thus, the research considers the emotional experiences of people through experiential narrative inquiry. The methodology involved empirical data collection based on semi-structured interviews through audio-visual testimonies analyzed with an interpretative framework with the aim of uncovering emotional engagements. The data analysis of the case of Los Queñes in Chile leads to the conclusion that emotions were not passive reactions but active political and social forces that shaped the community’s understanding of, resistance to, and transformation of the conflict surrounding hydroelectric development.</p>

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The Power of Emotions and the Affective Engagement in Social Participation to Confront a Hydroelectric Project in Chile

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    2026年3月7日

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  • Nélida Ramírez Naranjo

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The main objective of the research was to increase the knowledge about social participation and emotional engagements to confront a hydroelectric project in Los Queñes, Chile. In order to promote scientific cooperation on social participation, emotions, and environmental conflicts arising from the development of hydroelectric initiatives in Chile, Colombia, and Switzerland This subject has emerged in Latin America since the 1990s as a new social issue for social work because of the disproportionate impact of the planning of hydroelectric projects, which affects the most vulnerable population. Communities affected by large infrastructure projects, such as hydroelectric dams, increasingly express not only rational concerns such as environmental degradation and displacement but also emotional responses tied to identity, memory, and territorial belonging. Thus, the research considers the emotional experiences of people through experiential narrative inquiry. The methodology involved empirical data collection based on semi-structured interviews through audio-visual testimonies analyzed with an interpretative framework with the aim of uncovering emotional engagements. The data analysis of the case of Los Queñes in Chile leads to the conclusion that emotions were not passive reactions but active political and social forces that shaped the community’s understanding of, resistance to, and transformation of the conflict surrounding hydroelectric development.