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The Zapatista Movement and Mexico's Democratic Transition - Mobilization, Success, and Survival (Hardcover)
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The Zapatista Movement and Mexico's Democratic Transition - Mobilization, Success, and Survival (Hardcover)
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Transitions from authoritarian to democratic governments can
provide ripe scenarios for the emergence of new, insurgent
political actors and causes. During peaceful transitions, such
movements may become influential political players and gain
representation for previously neglected interests and sectors of
the population. But for this to happen, insurgent social movements
need opportunities for mobilization, success, and survival. What
happens to insurgent social movements that emerge during a
democratic transition but fail to achieve their goals? How
influential are they? Are they able to survive their initial
mobilizing boom? To answer these questions, Maria Inclan looks at
Mexico's Zapatista movement, whose emergence she argues was caught
between "sliding doors" of opportunity. The Zapatistas were able to
mobilize sympathy and support for the indigenous agenda inside and
outside of the country, yet failed to achieve their goals vis-a-vis
the Mexican state. Nevertheless, the movement has survived and
sustained its autonomy despite lacking legal recognition. Inclan
examines the vitality of the movement during various tests of the
emergent democracy (during more competitive elections, under
various political parties, and amid various repressive measures).
She also looks at state responsiveness to movement demands and the
role of transnational networks in the movement's survival. Framing
the relative achievements and failures of the Zapatista movement
within Mexico's democratization is essential to understand how
social movements develop and survive and how responsive an
electoral democracy really is. As such, this book offers a test to
the quality of Mexico's democracy and to the resilience of the
Zapatista movement, as it identifies the extent to which emerging
political forces have failed to incorporate dissident and
previously excluded political actors into the new polity.
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