Latin American Social Movements in the Twenty-first Century: Resistance, Power, and DemocracyRichard Stahler-Sholk, Glen David Kuecker, Harry E. Vanden When elected civilians replaced military authoritarian regimes in Latin America in the 1980s, democracy seemed at hand. Yet those nominally democratic regimes implemented widely unpopular neoliberal policies, opening the economies to global market forces with devastating impact on the poor. This clearly written and comprehensive text examines the uprising of politically and economically marginalized groups in Latin American societies. Specialists in a broad range of disciplines interpret the new wave of social movements, including movements in Mexico, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, and Argentina, the Via Campesina global peasant network, and Mesoamerican coalitions against regional free trade agreements. This volume assembles original research from a variety of case studies in a student-friendly format. Section introductions help students contextualize the essays, highlighting social movement origins, strategies, and outcomes. Thematic sections address historical context, political economy, community-building and consciousness, ethnicity and race, gender, movement strategies, and transnational organizing, making this book useful to anyone studying the wide range of social movements in Latin America. Contributions by: Isabella Alcaniz, Marc Becker, Kwame Dixon, Judith Adler Hellman, Daniela Issa, Glen David Kuecker, Maria Elena Martinez-Torres, Mariana Mora, Keisha-Khan Y. Perry, Peter M. Rosset, Melissa Scheier, Veronica Schild, David Slater, Rose J. Spalding, Susan Spronk, Richard Stahler-Sholk, Joanna Swanger, Alicia C. S. Swords, Harry E. Vanden, Roberta Villalon, and Jeffery R. Webber" |
Contents
Introduction | ix |
Historical Continuities and New Trends | 15 |
Power and Social Movements in the Other Occident Latin America in an International Context | 19 |
Social Movements Hegemony and New Forms of Resistance | 37 |
Neoliberal Globalization and Democracy Lite The Changing PoliticalEconomic Context of Social Movements | 55 |
Mexican Popular Movements Clientelism and the Process of Democratization | 59 |
Struggles against Accumulation by Dispossession in Bolivia The Political Economy of Natural Resource Contention | 75 |
CommunityBuilding Strategies Consciousness and Agents of Social Change | 91 |
Gender and Womens Movements | 211 |
Recasting Popular Movements Gender and Political Learning in Neighborhood Organizations in Chile | 215 |
Casa Amiga Feminist CommunityBuilding in Ciudad Juárez as an Alternative to the Structural Violence of Globalization | 231 |
Repertoires and Sites of Contention Parties Shop Floors and Streets | 247 |
Neoliberalism Corruption and Legacies of Contention Argentinas Social Movements 19932006 | 251 |
New Social Movements with Old Party Politics The MTL Piqueteros and the Communist Party in Argentina | 269 |
Transnational Dimensions of Social Movements | 285 |
NeoZapatista Network Politics Transforming Democracy and Development | 289 |
Fighting for the Forests Revisited Grassroots Resistance to Mining in Northern Ecuador | 95 |
Resisting Neoliberal Homogenization The Zapatista Autonomy Movement | 111 |
Praxis of Empowerment Mística and Mobilization in Brazils Landless Rural Workers Movement | 129 |
Ethnicity and Race in Social and Political Movements | 145 |
Zapatista AntiCapitalist Politics and the Other Campaign Learning from the Struggle for Indigenous Rights and Autonomy | 149 |
Pachakutik and Indigenous Political Party Politics in Ecuador | 163 |
Transnational Black Social Movements in Latin America AfroColombians and the Struggle for Human Rights | 179 |
Politics Is Uma Coisinha de Mulher a Womans Thing Black Womens Leadership in Neighborhood Movements in Brazil | 195 |
La Via Campesina Transnationalizing Peasant Struggle and Hope | 305 |
Neoliberal Regionalism and Resistance in Mesoamerica Foro Mesoamericano Opposition to Plan PueblaPanamá and CAFTA | 321 |
Challenges Ahead for Latin Americas Social Movements | 335 |
References | 341 |
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| Title | Latin American Social Movements in the Twenty-first Century: Resistance, Power, and Democracy G - Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series Latin American perspectives in the classroom |
| Editors | Richard Stahler-Sholk, Glen David Kuecker, Harry E. Vanden |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield, 2008 |
| ISBN | 0742556476, 9780742556478 |
| Length | 394 pages |
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