Marcos Emilio Pérez
Biographic Data
| ID | 3661493 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marcos Emilio Pérez |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marcos Emilio |
| FAMILY NAME | Pérez |
| SIGNATURE | PEREZ M E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Washington and Lee University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3404-6387 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Practical Lessons for Conducting International Qualitative Fieldwork as a Graduate Student
Qualitative field research can be profoundly rewarding, but it is also a complex task with some unique challenges for early-career scholars. Compounding the problem is the frequent lack of honest conversations about the practicalities of this methodology. Acknowledging the abundant existing literature on qualitative epistemologies, theories, and study designs, we take a different tack in this article. We reflect on our experiences as former gradu…
Introduction
Counterhegemonic Mobilization and the Popularity of Backlash in Jujuy, Argentina
The dismantling of the Tupac Amaru Neighborhood Organization in Jujuy, Argentina, a major provider of jobs and services, generated limited resistance even among people who had benefited from it. Exploration of the role of counterhegemonic challenges in this process through ethnographic fieldwork, interviews with activists and scholars, newspaper archives, and social movement materials shows that the organization purposefully increased the visibil…
The Persistent Influence of December 2001
The protests of December 2001 in Argentina were the most visible manifestation of a larger cycle of contention, which continues to have a substantial influence on the forms, tactics and goals of social movements throughout the country. This paper provides a critical overview of these lasting effects. In particular, we focus on three areas where the consequences of the crisis for collective action have been particularly strong: performative politi…
Proletarian Lives
Based on multi-year ethnographic fieldwork on the Unemployed Workers' Movement in Argentina (also known as the piqueteros), Proletarian Lives provides a case study of how workers affected by job loss protect their traditional forms of life by engaging in progressive grassroots mobilization. Using life-history interviews and participant observation, the book analyzes why some activists develop a strong attachment to the movement despite initial re…
Institutional Strengthening in a Receding Movement
This article contributes to the current debate on social movements and popular politics in Latin America by exploring the trajectory of organizations within the unemployed workers movement in Argentina, also known as the piqueteros . Analysts agree that the recent history of this movement is characterized by a pronounced decline due to closing political opportunities. I suggest that a shift in the level of analysis toward organizational dynamics …
Becoming a Piquetero
Despite substantial progress in social movement research, our understanding of activism is much more elaborate with regards to the role of ideas and beliefs than concerning the influence of routines. In this article, I draw on both broad sociological literature and ethnographic research on the unemployed worker’s movement in Argentina to address this issue. I argue that an essential attraction of participating in this movement is the opportunity …
Life Histories and Political Commitment in a Poor People's Movement
Becoming a Piquetero
Despite substantial progress in social movement research, our understanding of activism is much more elaborate with regards to the role of ideas and beliefs than concerning the influence of routines. In this article, I draw on both broad sociological literature and ethnographic research on the unemployed worker’s movement in Argentina to address this issue. I argue that an essential attraction of participating in this movement is the opportunity …
Life Histories and Political Commitment in a Poor People's Movement
The Persistent Influence of December 2001
The protests of December 2001 in Argentina were the most visible manifestation of a larger cycle of contention, which continues to have a substantial influence on the forms, tactics and goals of social movements throughout the country. This paper provides a critical overview of these lasting effects. In particular, we focus on three areas where the consequences of the crisis for collective action have been particularly strong: performative politi…
Becoming a Piquetero
Despite substantial progress in social movement research, our understanding of activism is much more elaborate with regards to the role of ideas and beliefs than concerning the influence of routines. In this article, I draw on both broad sociological literature and ethnographic research on the unemployed worker’s movement in Argentina to address this issue. I argue that an essential attraction of participating in this movement is the opportunity …
Life Histories and Political Commitment in a Poor People's Movement
Proletarian Lives
Based on multi-year ethnographic fieldwork on the Unemployed Workers' Movement in Argentina (also known as the piqueteros), Proletarian Lives provides a case study of how workers affected by job loss protect their traditional forms of life by engaging in progressive grassroots mobilization. Using life-history interviews and participant observation, the book analyzes why some activists develop a strong attachment to the movement despite initial re…
Institutional Strengthening in a Receding Movement
This article contributes to the current debate on social movements and popular politics in Latin America by exploring the trajectory of organizations within the unemployed workers movement in Argentina, also known as the piqueteros . Analysts agree that the recent history of this movement is characterized by a pronounced decline due to closing political opportunities. I suggest that a shift in the level of analysis toward organizational dynamics …
Introduction
Counterhegemonic Mobilization and the Popularity of Backlash in Jujuy, Argentina
The dismantling of the Tupac Amaru Neighborhood Organization in Jujuy, Argentina, a major provider of jobs and services, generated limited resistance even among people who had benefited from it. Exploration of the role of counterhegemonic challenges in this process through ethnographic fieldwork, interviews with activists and scholars, newspaper archives, and social movement materials shows that the organization purposefully increased the visibil…
The Persistent Influence of December 2001
The protests of December 2001 in Argentina were the most visible manifestation of a larger cycle of contention, which continues to have a substantial influence on the forms, tactics and goals of social movements throughout the country. This paper provides a critical overview of these lasting effects. In particular, we focus on three areas where the consequences of the crisis for collective action have been particularly strong: performative politi…
Practical Lessons for Conducting International Qualitative Fieldwork as a Graduate Student
Qualitative field research can be profoundly rewarding, but it is also a complex task with some unique challenges for early-career scholars. Compounding the problem is the frequent lack of honest conversations about the practicalities of this methodology. Acknowledging the abundant existing literature on qualitative epistemologies, theories, and study designs, we take a different tack in this article. We reflect on our experiences as former gradu…
Political science (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Latin American socio-political dynamics (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Ethnography (4 works) · Politics and Society in Latin America (4 works) · Social movement (4 works) · Gender Studies (3 works) · Law (3 works)