The state of resistance : popular struggles in the global south / edited by François Polet ; translations from French, Spanish and Portuguese by Victoria Bawtree.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Polet, François.

Language:

English

French

Portuguese

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Social movements--Developing countries.

Social movements.

Democratization--Developing countries.

Democratization.

Anti-globalization movement.

Developing countries.

Anti-globalization movement--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xvi, 208 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, [2007]

Summary:

This indispensable book offers a panorama of social resistances to neoliberal globalization in the South. Writers and activists from forty different countries or regions offer snapshots of the latest mobilizations, from the anti-privatization groups in South Africa and the anti-WTO campaign of peasants in India, to the indigenous movement behind Evo Morales in Bolivia. The book focuses on a range of diverse popular struggles that impact on democratic and development process, yet receive little public attention or are caricatured by mainstream media. It reveals collective tensions throughout those societies whose material bases have been profoundly shaken by a series of adjustments dictated by the canons of the globalized economy. It is an essential guide to the latest developments in social movements.

Contents:

Introduction: The dynamism and challenges of the social movements in the South / Francois Polet 1

I Latin America 17

1 From Cancun to Mar del Plata: A continent in effervescence / Raul Zibechi 19

2 Dilemmas for social actors in Brazil / Marcelo Kunrath Silva, Antonio J.F. de Lima 23

3 The emergence of indigenous nationalism in Bolivia / Pablo Stefanoni, Herve Do Alto 29

4 Venezuela: The workers' movement and the Bolivarian revolution / Hector Lucena 35

5 Reinvigorated indigenous and popular movements tackle Guatemala's huge inequalities / Manolo Garcia 40

6 Argentina: The Kirchner method and Peronism's force of inertia / Maristella Svampa 46

7 Mexico is becoming Latinamericanized / Guillermo Almeyra 52

8 The social movement and the left-wing government in Uruguay / Raul Zibechi 57

9 Democratizing 'democracy' in Colombia / Mauricio Archila 60

II The Near East and the Maghreb 65

10 The reactivation of Arab civil societies and the demand for democracy / Sarah Ben Nefissa 67

11 Demands grow in Egypt for social justice and democracy / Azza Khalil 72

12 Algeria: From social regimentation to new popular movements / Abdel Nasser Djabi 79

13 Social awakening in the Arabian Peninsula: the oil monarchies adapt / Fatiha Dazi-Heni 87

14 Morocco: Hopes and fears and 'sit-in wars' / Kamal Lahbib 93

15 Israel-Palestine: A lack of perspective / Michel Warschawski 98

16 Turkey: Alternative world struggles, identity struggles and the centralizing inheritance / Gulcin Erdi Lelandais 102

III Sub-Saharan Africa 107

17 Struggles against neoliberal policies in Africa / Demba Moussa Dembele 109

18 Social movements and democratization in Kenya / Frank Khachina Matanga 114

19 Niger: Civil society activists reinject politics into public life / Mahaman Tidjani Alou 118

20 Botswana's civil society: weak and under threat / Ian Taylor 123

21 Political transition and civil society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Sylvestre Kambaza 127

22 Nigeria: The ambiguities of the social movement / Femi Aborisade 131

23 Cameroon: Is its civil society 'tainted'? / Yves Alexandre Chouala 135

24 Social movements in South Africa: The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee / Fiona White 139

25 Senegal: Social movements lead the struggle against neoliberalism / Demba Moussa Dembele 144

IV Asia 151

26 Internationalizing the campaigns against the Asian Development Bank / Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem 153

27 India: Neoliberalism, caste politics and farmer suicides / Vinod Raina 156

28 The tyranny of the majority and the coup d'etat in Thailand / Chantana Banpasirchote, Uchane Cheangsan 160

29 China: The new ways of resistance / Dai Jinhua 167

30 State and civil society in the South Pacific / Jean-Marc Regnault, Tamatoa Bambridge 171

31 Malaysia: Militants confront repression / V. Selvam 177

32 Towards a convergence of resistance in Sri Lanka? / Jude Lal Fernando 180

33 Indonesia: Paddling through increasingly treacherous and neoliberal waters / Oleh George Junus Aditjondro 186

34 Philippine social movements face the challenges of democracy / Teresa S. Encarnation Tandem 192.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-200) and index.

ISBN:

9781842778685

1842778684

9781842778678

1842778676

OCLC:

167500228

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