Rethinking Latin American Social Movements : Radical Action from Below Paperback / softback

Edited by Richard Stahler-Sholk, Harry E. Vanden, Marc Becker

Part of the Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom series

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This groundbreaking text explores the dramatic evolution in Latin American social movements over the past fifteen years.

Leading scholars examine a variety of cases that highlight significant shifts in the region.

First is the breakdown of the Washington Consensus and the global economic crisis since 2008, accompanied by the rise of new paradigms such as buen vivir (living well).

Second are transformations in internal movement dynamics and strategies, especially the growth of horizontalism (horizontalidad), which emphasizes non-hierarchical relations within society rather than directly tackling state power.

Third are new dynamics of resistance and repression as movements interact with the â€œpink tideâ€ rise of left-of-center governments in the region.

Exploring outcomes and future directions, the contributors consider the variations between movements arising from immediate circumstances (such as Oaxacaâ€™s 2006 uprising and Brazilâ€™s 2013 bus fare protests) and longer-lasting movements (VÃa Campesina, Brazilâ€™s MST, and Mexicoâ€™s Zapatistas).

Assessing both the continuities in social movement dynamics and important new tendencies, this book will be essential reading for all students of Latin American politics and society. Contributions by: Marc Becker, George Ciccariello-Maher, Kwame Dixon, Fran Espinoza, Daniela Issa, Nathalie Lebon, Maurice Rafael MagaÃ±a, MarÃa Elena Martinez-Torres, Sara C.

Motta, Leonidas Oikonomakis, Suyapa Portillo Villeda, Peter M.

Rosset, Marina Sitrin, Rose J. Spalding, Richard Stahler-Sholk, Alicia Swords, Harry E.

Vanden, and RaÃºl Zibechi