Globalization in a Time of Neoliberalism
Politicized Social Movements and the Latin American Response
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7429116 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harry E Vanden (University of South Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Pages | 308-333 |
| Publication date | 2003-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Developing Societies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0169-796X • E-ISSN: 1568-5225 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0169796x0301900207 |
| OpenAlex | W2022969268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 12 |
This article examines the emergence of new, highly politicized social movements in Latin America as a response to deteriorating economic and social conditions and the related growth of neoliberal economic policies advocated by International Financial Institutions like the IMF and the World Bank and by national political elites. It argues that the decline of bureaucratic authoritarianism and the growing democratization in the region have helped to move the struggle for more equitable societies and the empowerment of popular sectors away from armed struggle toward new repertoires of action conducted in civil society by new social and political movements. An overview of the phenomenon, examines the Zapatistas in Mexico, the National Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE), the breakdown of traditional parties and the rise of the Chávez movement in Venezuela, recent political movements in Bolivia, the rise of neo-populism in Peru, and the political and economic crisis that delegitimized governments and politics in Argentina and led to popular assemblies and demonstrations that removed successive governments from power in 2001 and 2002. Finally, a case study of the Landless movement in Brazil (the MST) is offered as an example of how such movements develop and contest power
Civil society · Grassroots · Neoliberalism (international relations · Populism · Latin American socio-political dynamics · Politics and Society in Latin America
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Post-capitalist Development in Latin America’s Left Turn
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Enfoques ascendente y descendente del ordenamiento territorial en Colombia
Reflections on the Venezuelan Transition from a Capitalist Representative to a Socialist Participatory Democracy
Globalizing Resistance
New Left Experiences in Bolivia and Ecuador and the Challenge to Theories of Populism
Human Development Report 1999
The Making of Social Movements in Latin America
Latin America's New Political Leaders
What Kind of Democracy? What Kind of Market
Bolivia
Thirteen Days That Shook Argentina – And Now What
Democracy and socialism in Sandinista Nicaragua
Venezuelan Politics in the Chávez Era
A Sense of Possibility Ecuador’s Indigenous Movement Takes Center Stage
The landless rural workers movement (MST) in Brazil
| Unique citing works | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,42 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2021 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |