Mobilizing teachers : education politics and the new labor movement in Latin America / Christopher Chambers-Ju.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chambers-Ju, Christopher, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in the comparative politics of education

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teachers' unions--Latin America.

Teachers' unions.

Teachers--Political activity--Latin America.

Teachers.

Education--Political aspects--Latin America.

Education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxi, 245 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"A novel comparative analysis examining both education politics and the new labor movement in Latin America that illustrates how these developments trigger teacher mobilization. This title is part of the Flip it Open Programme and may also be available Open Access. Check our website Cambridge Core for details"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Cover

Half-title page

Series page

Title page

Copyright page

Dedication

Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Preface and Acknowledgments

List of Abbreviations

1 Why Teachers?

The Main Argument

The Normative Debate: Teachers, Education Reform, and Labor Activism

Plan of the Book

2 How Union Organizations Shape Teacher Mobilization

Conceptualizing Political Strategies

Explanations from the Literature

Labor Politics

Social Movements and Political Parties

The Organizational Argument

The Origins of Union Organizations

Research Design and Methods

3 The Origins of National Teacher Organizations

The Emergence of Fractured Movements

Mexico: The Revolution, Cultural Missionaries, and the Impulse to Consolidate

Argentina: Uneven Modernization and a Segmented Teacher Movement

Colombia: The Conservative Hegemony and Political Apostles

The Consolidation of National Organizations

Mexico: State Corporatism

Argentina: Resistance to Corporatism

Colombia: Oppositional Corporatism

Teacher Strategies in a Closed Political Environment

Mexico: Partisan Subordination

Argentina: Protest and Political Autonomy

Colombia: Protest and Opposition Organizing

Conclusion

4 Organizational Consolidation in Mexico

The Dissident Challenge

President Salinas' Decision to Shore Up the Teachers' Union

Consolidating a New Dominant Faction

Hierarchical Relations with Union Locals

5 Instrumentalism in Mexico

Building an Electoral Operation

The Turn to Instrumentalism

Backlash against Instrumentalism

6 Organizational Weakening in Argentina

Democracy and its Discontents

Steps Toward Union Consolidation

Imposed Decentralization and Its Consequences

Union Consolidation, Disrupted

7 Movementism in Argentina

The Repertoire of Movementism

Limited Political Action

The Policy Response to Movementism: National Collective Bargaining

A Conservative Government Dismantles Collective Bargaining

8 Factionalism in Colombia

The MP Splits from the Radical Left

The Political Opening and Inclusion in Policy Decisions

Changes in the Union: Hierarchical Relations and Factionalism

9 Leftism in Colombia

The Properties of Leftism

Manageable Protests

A Marginal Role in the Policy Process

Ongoing Mobilization for Left Parties

10 Teacher Politics in Comparative Perspective

Summary of the Argument

Shadow Cases

Leftism in Chile

Movementism in Peru

Instrumentalism in Indonesia

Avenues for Future Research

Teacher Strategies and Education Politics

Contentious Politics and Interest Representation

New Patterns of Labor Politics

References

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 16 May 2024).

ISBN:

9781009368025

1009368028

9781009368032

1009368036

9781009368049

1009368044