Handbook of Social Movements across Latin America
This handbook covers social movement activities in Latin American countries that have had profound consequences on the political culture of the region. It examines the developments of the past twenty years, such as a renewed upswing in popular mobilizatio
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Series Editor John DeLamater University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wisconsin, USA
Each of these Handbooks survey the field in a critical manner, evaluating theoretical models in light of the best available empirical evidence. Distinctively sociological approaches are highlighted by means of explicit comparison to perspectives characterizing related disciplines such as psychology, psychiatry, and anthropology. These seminal works seek to record where the field has been, to identify its current location and to plot its course for the future. If you are interested in submitting a proposal for this series, please contact the series editor, John DeLamater: [email protected]. More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/6055
Paul Almeida • Allen Cordero Ulate Editors
Handbook of Social Movements across Latin America
Editors Paul Almeida School of Social Sciences Humanities and Arts University of California, Merced, California USA
Allen Cordero Ulate FLACSO-Costa Rica, San José Costa Rica
ISSN 1389-6903 ISBN 978-94-017-9911-9 ISBN 978-94-017-9912-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9912-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015940753 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Netherlands is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I Introduction: Movements Across Latin America 1 Social Movements Across Latin America�������������������������������������� 3 Paul Almeida and Allen Cordero Ulate Part II Conceptual and Theoretical Advances 2 Social Movements and Progressive Regimes in Latin America: World Revolutions and Semiperipheral Development���������������������������������������������������������� 13 Christopher Chase-Dunn, Alessandro Morosin and Alexis Álvarez 3 “There and Back Again”: Latin American Social Movements and Reasserting the Powers of Structural Th
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