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Reorganizing popular politics : participation and the new interest regime in Latin America / edited by Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Collier, Ruth Berins.
Handlin, Samuel.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Working class--Political activity--Latin America.
Working class.
Social movements--Latin America.
Social movements.
Pressure groups--Latin America.
Pressure groups.
Political participation--Latin America.
Political participation.
Physical Description:
x, 394 p. : ill.
Place of Publication:
University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, c2009.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"A comparative analysis of lower-class interest politics in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. Examines the proliferation of associations in Latin America's popular-sector neighborhoods, in the context of the historic problem of popular-sector voice and political representation in the region"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction: Popular representation in the interest arena / Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin
Situating the analysis : analytic approach, cases, and historical context / Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin
Logics of collective action, state linkages, and aggregate traits : the UP-Hub versus the A-Net / Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin
Direct action and associational participation : problem-solving repertoires of individuals / Thad Dunning
Political participation and representational distortion : the nexus between associationalism and partisan politics / Jason Seawright
Targeting state and society : strategic repertoires of associations / Diana Kapiszewski
Three forms of scaling : embeddedness, nodal NGOs, and flexible fronts / Samuel Handlin and Diana Kapiszewski
Associational linkages to labor unions and political parties / Candelaria Garay
General patterns and emergent differences / Samuel Handlin and Ruth Berins Collier.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780271058924
0271058927
9780271050300
0271050306
9780271035611
0271035617
OCLC:
1253313319

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