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This book presents an overview of new approaches to the study of
social movements emerging out of Latin America, based on original
and innovative analyses of the recent changes in collective action
across the region. Over the past decade, new repertoires of
contention have emerged in parallel to changes in the configuration
of actors, in previously established patterns of relationship
between social movements and political institutions, and in the
shapes of collaborative networks, both domestic and transnational.
The authors analyze a broad set of countries and social movements,
while focusing on three key theoretical debates: the interactions
between routine and contentious politics, the relationship between
protest and context, and the organizational configurations of
social movements. The research agenda put forward by this book is
neither defined nor restricted by geographical boundaries, even
though the chapters are based on field research undertaken in Latin
America. In doing so, this volume contributes to a still
underdeveloped dialogue in theory-building in social movement
studies, among scholars from the South and from the North, as well
as among scholars specialized in different regions.
This book presents rich empirical analyses of the most important
movements in Chile's post-transition era: the Student Movement, the
Mapuche Movement, the Labor Movement, the Feminist Movement, and
the Environmental Movement. The chapters illuminate the processes
that led to their emergence, and detail how actors developed new
strategies, or revisited old ones, to influence the political
arena. The book also offers contributions that situate these cases
both in terms of the general trends in protest in Chile, as well as
in comparison to other countries in Latin America. Emphasizing
various facets of the debate about the relationship between
"institutional" and "non-institutional" politics, this volume not
only contributes to the study of collective action in Chile, but
also to the broader social movement literature.
This book presents rich empirical analyses of the most important
movements in Chile's post-transition era: the Student Movement, the
Mapuche Movement, the Labor Movement, the Feminist Movement, and
the Environmental Movement. The chapters illuminate the processes
that led to their emergence, and detail how actors developed new
strategies, or revisited old ones, to influence the political
arena. The book also offers contributions that situate these cases
both in terms of the general trends in protest in Chile, as well as
in comparison to other countries in Latin America. Emphasizing
various facets of the debate about the relationship between
"institutional" and "non-institutional" politics, this volume not
only contributes to the study of collective action in Chile, but
also to the broader social movement literature.
This book presents an overview of new approaches to the study of
social movements emerging out of Latin America, based on original
and innovative analyses of the recent changes in collective action
across the region. Over the past decade, new repertoires of
contention have emerged in parallel to changes in the configuration
of actors, in previously established patterns of relationship
between social movements and political institutions, and in the
shapes of collaborative networks, both domestic and transnational.
The authors analyze a broad set of countries and social movements,
while focusing on three key theoretical debates: the interactions
between routine and contentious politics, the relationship between
protest and context, and the organizational configurations of
social movements. The research agenda put forward by this book is
neither defined nor restricted by geographical boundaries, even
though the chapters are based on field research undertaken in Latin
America. In doing so, this volume contributes to a still
underdeveloped dialogue in theory-building in social movement
studies, among scholars from the South and from the North, as well
as among scholars specialized in different regions.
Building Transnational Networks tells the story of how a broad
group of civil society organizations came together to contest free
trade negotiations in the Americas. Based on research in Brazil,
Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, it offers a full
hemispheric analysis of the creation of civil society networks as
they engaged in the politics of trade. The author demonstrates that
most effective transnational actors are the ones with strong
domestic roots and that 'southern' organizations occupy key nodes
in trade networks. The fragility of activist networks stems from
changes in the domestic political context as well as from
characteristics of the organizations, the networks, or the actions
they undertake. These findings advance and suggest new
understandings of transnational collective action.
Building Transnational Networks tells the story of how a broad
group of civil society organizations came together to contest free
trade negotiations in the Americas. Based on research in Brazil,
Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, it offers a full
hemispheric analysis of the creation of civil society networks as
they engaged in the politics of trade. The author demonstrates that
most effective transnational actors are the ones with strong
domestic roots and that 'southern' organizations occupy key nodes
in trade networks. The fragility of activist networks stems from
changes in the domestic political context as well as from
characteristics of the organizations, the networks, or the actions
they undertake. These findings advance and suggest new
understandings of transnational collective action.
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