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, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social movements--Developing countries.

Social movements.

Democratization--Developing countries.

Democratization.

Anti-globalization movement--Developing countries.

Anti-globalization movement.

Physical Description:

xvi, 208 p.

Distribution:

[London, England] : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021

Place of Publication:

London, England : Zed Books, ©2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

data file

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.

Contents:

About the contributors

Acronyms and Abbreviations

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

Part I. Latin America

Chapter 1. From Cancún to Mar del Plata: A continent in effervescence / Raúl Zibechi

Chapter 2. Dilemmas for social actors in Brazil / Marcelo Kunrath Silva and Antônio J.F. de Lima

Chapter 3. The emergence of indigenous nationalism in Bolivia / Pablo Stefanoni and Hervé Do Alto

Chapter 4. Venezuela: The workers' movement and the Bolivarian revolution / Héctor Lucena

Chapter 5. Reinvigorated indigenous and popular movements tackle Guatemala's huge inequalities / Manolo García

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

Chapter 7. Mexico is becoming Latinamericanized / Guillermo Almeyra

Chapter 8. The social movement and the left-wing government in Uruguay / Raúl Zibechi

Chapter 9. Democratizing 'democracy' in Colombia / Mauricio Archila

Part II. The Near East and the Maghreb

Chapter 10. The reactivation of Arab civil societies and the demand for democracy / Sarah Ben Néfissa

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

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

Chapter 13. Social awakening in the Arabian Peninsula: the oil monarchies adapt / Fatiha Dazi-Héni

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

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

Chapter 16. Turkey: Alternative world struggles, identity struggles and the centralizing inheritance / Gülçin Erdi Lelandais

Part III. Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter 17. Struggles against neoliberal policies in Africa / Demba Moussa Dembélé

Chapter 18. Social movements and democratization in Kenya / Frank Khachina Matanga

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Part IV. Asia

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

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

Chapter 28. The tyranny of the majority and the coup d'état in Thailand / Chantana Banpasirchote and Uchane Cheangsan

Chapter 29. China: The new ways of resistance / Dai Jinhua

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

Chapter 31. Malaysia: Militants confront repression

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

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

Chapter 34. Philippine social movements face the challenges of democracy / Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem

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Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786611258900

9781350223547

1350223549

9781848137837

1848137834

9781281258908

1281258903

9781848130838

184813083X

OCLC:

1241540296