| Beyond Civil Society: Activism, Participation, and Protest in Latin America Contributor(s): Alvarez, Sonia E. (Editor), Rubin, Jeffrey W. (Editor), Thayer, Millie (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0822363259 ISBN-13: 9780822363255 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $29.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Caribbean & Latin American - Political Science | Political Process - Political Advocacy |
| Dewey: 322.409 |
| LCCN: 2016056545 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 9" (1.20 lbs) 408 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The contributors to Beyond Civil Society argue that the conventional distinction between civic and uncivic protest, and between activism in institutions and in the streets, does not accurately describe the complex interactions of forms and locations of activism characteristic of twenty-first-century Latin America. They show that most contemporary political activism in the region relies upon both confrontational collective action and civic participation at different moments. Operating within fluid, dynamic, and heterogeneous fields of contestation, activists have not been contained by governments or conventional political categories, but rather have overflowed their boundaries, opening new democratic spaces or extending existing ones in the process. These essays offer fresh insight into how the politics of activism, participation, and protest are manifest in Latin America today while providing a new conceptual language and an interpretive framework for examining issues that are critical for the future of the region and beyond. Contributors. Sonia E. Alvarez, Kiran Asher, Leonardo Avritzer, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Andrea Cornwall, Graciela DiMarco, Arturo Escobar, Raphael Hoetmer, Benjamin Junge, Luis E. Lander, Agust n La -Montes, Margarita L pez Maya, Jos Antonio Lucero, Graciela Monteagudo, Amalia Pallares, Jeffrey W. Rubin, Ana Claudia Teixeira, Millie Thayer |