Beyond Civil Society - Activism, Participation, and Protest in Latin America (Hardcover)

The contributors to Beyond Civil Society argue that the conventional distinction between civic and uncivic protest, and between activism in institutions and in the streets, does not accurately describe the complex interactions of forms and locations of activism characteristic of twenty-first-century Latin America. They show that most contemporary political activism in the region relies upon both confrontational collective action and civic participation at different moments. Operating within fluid, dynamic, and heterogeneous fields of contestation, activists have not been contained by governments or conventional political categories, but rather have overflowed their boundaries, opening new democratic spaces or extending existing ones in the process. These essays offer fresh insight into how the politics of activism, participation, and protest are manifest in Latin America today while providing a new conceptual language and an interpretive framework for examining issues that are critical for the future of the region and beyond. Contributors. Sonia E. Alvarez, Kiran Asher, Leonardo Avritzer, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Andrea Cornwall, Graciela DiMarco, Arturo Escobar, Raphael Hoetmer, Benjamin Junge, Luis E. Lander, Agustin Lao-Montes, Margarita Lopez Maya, Jose Antonio Lucero, Graciela Monteagudo, Amalia Pallares, Jeffrey W. Rubin, Ana Claudia Teixeira, Millie Thayer

General

Imprint:	Duke University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2017
Editors:	Sonia E. Alvarez • Jeffrey W. Rubin • Millie Thayer • Gianpaolo Baiocchi • Agustin Lao-Montes
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	408
ISBN-13:	978-0-8223-6307-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-8223-6307-0
Barcode:	9780822363071

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