The state of resistance popular struggles in the global south

This indispensable book offers a panorama of social resistances to neoliberal globalization in the South. Writers and activists from forty different countries or regions offer snapshots of the latest mobilizations, from the anti-privatization groups in South Africa and the anti-WTO campaign of peasa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores:	Polet, François, editor (editor)
Formato:	Libro electrónico
Idioma:	Inglés
Publicado:	London, England : Zed Books ©2007.
Materias:	Social movements > Developing countries. Democratization > Developing countries. Anti-globalization movement > Developing countries. Political activism
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:	https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009436468506719

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About the contributors
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Introduction : The dynamism and challenges of the social movements in the South / François Polet
Part I. Latin America
Chapter 1. From Cancún to Mar del Plata: A continent in effervescence / Raúl Zibechi
Chapter 2. Dilemmas for social actors in Brazil / Marcelo Kunrath Silva and Antônio J.F. de Lima
Chapter 3. The emergence of indigenous nationalism in Bolivia / Pablo Stefanoni and Hervé Do Alto
Chapter 4. Venezuela: The workers' movement and the Bolivarian revolution / Héctor Lucena
Chapter 5. Reinvigorated indigenous and popular movements tackle Guatemala's huge inequalities / Manolo García
Chapter 6. Argentina: The Kirchner method and Peronism's force of inertia / Maristella Svampa
Chapter 7. Mexico is becoming Latinamericanized / Guillermo Almeyra
Chapter 8. The social movement and the left-wing government in Uruguay / Raúl Zibechi
Chapter 9. Democratizing 'democracy' in Colombia / Mauricio Archila
Part II. The Near East and the Maghreb
Chapter 10. The reactivation of Arab civil societies and the demand for democracy / Sarah Ben Néfissa
Chapter 11. Demands grow in Egypt for social justice and democracy / Azza Khalil
Chapter 12. Algeria: From social regimentation to new popular movements / Abdel Nasser Djabi
Chapter 13. Social awakening in the Arabian Peninsula: the oil monarchies adapt / Fatiha Dazi-Héni
Chapter 14. Morocco: Hopes and fears and 'sit-in wars' / Kamal Lahbib
Chapter 15. Israel-Palestine: A lack of perspective / Michel Warschawski
Chapter 16. Turkey: Alternative world struggles, identity struggles and the centralizing inheritance / Gülçin Erdi Lelandais
Part III. Sub-Saharan Africa
Chapter 17. Struggles against neoliberal policies in Africa / Demba Moussa Dembélé
Chapter 18. Social movements and democratization in Kenya / Frank Khachina Matanga
Chapter 19. Niger: Civil society activists reinject politics into public life / Mahaman Tidjani Alou
Chapter 20. Botswana's civil society: weak and under threat / Ian Taylor
Chapter 21. Political transition and civil society in the Democratic Republic of the Congo / Sylvestre Kambaza
Chapter 22. Nigeria: The ambiguities of the social movement / Femi Aborisade
Chapter 23. Cameroon: Is its civil society 'tainted'? / Yves Alexandre Chouala
Chapter 24. Social movements in South Africa: The Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee / Fiona White
Chapter 25. Senegal: Social movements lead the struggle against neoliberalism / Demba Moussa Dembele
Part IV. Asia
Chapter 26. Internationalizing the campaigns against the Asian Development Bank / Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem
Chapter 27. India: Neoliberalism, caste politics and farmer suicides / Vinod Raina
Chapter 28. The tyranny of the majority and the coup d'état in Thailand / Chantana Banpasirchote and Uchane Cheangsan
Chapter 29. China: The new ways of resistance / Dai Jinhua
Chapter 30. State and civil society in the South Pacific / Jean-Marc Regnault and Tamatoa Bambridge
Chapter 31. Malaysia: Militants confront repression
Chapter 32. Towards a convergence of resistance in Sri Lanka? / Jude Lal Fernando
Chapter 33. Indonesia: Paddling through increasingly treacherous and neoliberal waters / Oleh George Junus Aditjondro
Chapter 34. Philippine social movements face the challenges of democracy / Teresa S. Encarnacion Tadem
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Index.

The state of resistance popular struggles in the global south

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