The new politics of protest : indigenous mobilization in Latin America's neoliberal era / Roberta Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, Roberta.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Protest movements--Latin America.

Protest movements.

Anti-globalization movement--Latin America.

Anti-globalization movement.

Indigenous peoples--Latin America--Politics and government.

Indigenous peoples.

Economic policy.

Political participation.

Politics and government.

Latin America--Economic policy--Citizen participation.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

xxi, 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2012]

Summary:

Rice (political science, U. of Toronto) presents a study of indigenous-led protest movements in South America, focusing on case studies from Ecuador, Chile, Peru, and Bolivia. Three questions animate Rice's work: why have indigenous and populist protests against neoliberalism in some contexts but not others; what if any patterns are there to these protests; and, how do these protest movements translate into political change? The key conditions, she argues, are domestic political institutions and historical patterns of political incorporation. Though approaching her study from a historical-institutionalist perspective, she also seeks to problematize the rigid boundary between institutional and non-institutional politics. The material is organized in three parts, and the first three chapters examine origins of the protest movements and the changing basis of collective action in the neoliberal era, as well as outline the theoretical framework of the study. The central four chapters present her case-studies, which among other things consider the factor favoring and inhibiting mass mobilization. The final chapter explores the impact the protests have on creating real democracy in the region. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: social protest in regional perspective

Theoretical considerations: explaining protest

Collective action in the neoliberal era

Ecuador: ethnicity and elections

Bolivia: protests and proposals

Peru: crisis and contention

Chile: repression and restructuring

Conclusion: bridging protest and electoral coalitions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780816528752

0816528756

OCLC:

748290798