TECHNOLOGIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOLAR ELECTRIC FENCES IN FOUR RURAL AREAS OF ARGENTINA

Mercedes Ejarque; Luciana Muscio; Ana Paula Galer

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DOI

10.29327/9786527226680.1440192

Título do Trabalho

TECHNOLOGIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOLAR ELECTRIC FENCES IN FOUR RURAL AREAS OF ARGENTINA

Autores

Mercedes Ejarque
Luciana Muscio
Ana Paula Galer

Modalidade

IRSA - Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (01/10/2025 a 20/01/2026)

Área temática

IRSA 10 - Whose knowledge shapes rural worlds? Southern and Indigenous perspectives on innovations and technologies

Data de Publicação

06/08/2026

País da Publicação

Brasil

Idioma da Publicação

pt-BR

Página do Trabalho

https://www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1440192-technologies-and-quality-of-life--an-analysis-of-the-contributions-of-solar-electric-fences-in-four-rural-areas-

ISBN

978-65-272-2668-0

Palavras-Chave

innovation, renewable energy, technologies for inclusive and sustainable development, interpretive flexibility, local knowledge

Resumo

Rural areas have historically experienced greater challenges in terms of access to and quality of infrastructure and services when compared to urban areas. Recent territorial transformations have exacerbated inequalities, reducing quality of life and, concomitantly, community roots. Nevertheless, the enhancement of quality of life is often identified as the overarching objective of intervention and technological innovation initiatives. When these proposals are carried out with deterministic and top-down approaches, the expected results are not generated, and asymmetries may even be increased. Solar electric fences constitute a technological solution that has been integrated into a broader public policy initiative for rural electrification in Argentina. A review of literature on this policy reveals its challenges in terms of design, and its character as a standalone solution, divorced from the socioeconomic context of families. In this paper, we undertake a comprehensive analysis of the direct and indirect contributions that enhance the quality of life of user families. Adopting a non-deterministic perspective on technology, with insights drawn from the sociology of knowledge and the approach of technologies for inclusive and sustainable development, this study investigates the conditions of use and maintenance of the solar electric fences and their contributions to different dimensions of quality of life. To this end, we conducted interviews with 50 families residing in four distinct geographical regions of the country who had utilized solar fences for more than two years. The analysis demonstrates the evolution of capacities within both families and the local population. Additionally, it highlights the interpretive flexibility concerning the utilization and maintenance of the technology, thereby underscoring its potential value. The paper shows how certain regional particularities impacted in the implementation. These results allow for the highlighting of contributions by local communities and reflections on the implementation of technologies in rural areas.

Título do Evento: 16th World Congress of Rural Sociology and 64th Congress of the Brazilian Society of Rural Economics, Management and Sociology
Cidade do Evento: Porto Alegre
Título dos Anais do Evento: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA)
Nome da Editora: Even3
Meio de Divulgação: Meio Digital
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EJARQUE, Mercedes; MUSCIO, Luciana; GALER, Ana Paula. TECHNOLOGIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE: AN ANALYSIS OF THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SOLAR ELECTRIC FENCES IN FOUR RURAL AREAS OF ARGENTINA.. In: Anais do 64º Congresso da SOBER e XVI Congresso Mundial de Sociologia Rural (IRSA). Anais...Porto Alegre(RS) UFRGS, 2026. Disponível em: https//www.even3.com.br/anais/sober-irsa2026/1440192-TECHNOLOGIES-AND-QUALITY-OF-LIFE--AN-ANALYSIS-OF-THE-CONTRIBUTIONS-OF-SOLAR-ELECTRIC-FENCES-IN-FOUR-RURAL-AREAS-. Acesso em: 16/09/2026