Canadian Geopolitics in Post-Coup Honduras
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2370155 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Todd Gordon (Laurier University, Canada), Jeffery R Webber (0009-0005-7478-1529, Queen Mary University of London) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 601-620 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0896-9205 • E-ISSN: 1569-1632 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0896920513482149 |
| OpenAlex | W2334717110 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 15 |
On 28 June 2009 moderately left-of-centre Honduran president, Manuel 'Mel' Zelaya, was overthrown in a military coup d'etat. The coup was followed by the systematic repression of anti-coup activists and the eventual election of current president, Porfirio 'Pepe' Lobo, amid that repression and in the absence of constitutional democracy. While critical scholarship on the international dynamics of the Honduran coup has discussed evidence of US involvement, Canada also actively intervened politically. Canada's intervention has been marked by the bold promotion of the interests of Canadian capital operating in Honduras, as part of a wider geopolitical concern of the Canadian state to reproduce a political environment in Latin America amenable to the interests of Canadian investors. Using interviews with Honduran activists organizing against the coup and Canadian capital, as well as Canadian government documents obtained through Access to Information, this article explores the political-economic strategies of Canada's post-coup intervention in Honduras
Democracy · Geography · Geopolitics · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Scholarship · Sociology · Canadian Policy and Governance · International Development and Aid · Island Studies and Pacific Affairs · Law
Dark threats and white knights
The Resurgence of the Latin American Left
Rethinking Imperialism
The New Imperialism
Out of the Past, a New Honduran Culture of Resistance
A Mining Ban in El Salvador
Canada and the New Imperialism
Power in the isthmus
Positioning Itself in the Andes
The Global Gold Mining Industry, Junior Firms, and Civil Society Resistance in Guatemala
Canada and the Honduran Coup
Global Crisis and Latin America
Media Strategies and Political Projects
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |