Latin American Social Movements and Progressive Governments

Steve Ellner is a retired professor at the Universidad de Oriente, Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, and is currently associate managing editor of Latin American Perspectives. His books include Rethinking Venezuelan Politics and the edited Latin American Extractivism, Latin America’s Pink Tide, and Latin America’s Radical Left.Ronaldo Munck is a professor of sociology and director of the Centre for Engaged Research at Dublin City University and a senior researcher at the Instituto Interdisciplinario de Estudios e Investigaciones de América Latina of the Universidad de Buenos Aires. He is author of Rethinking Global Labour: After Neoliberalism and Social Movements in Latin America: Mapping the Mosaic.Kyla Sankey teaches in the School of Business and Management at Queen Mary, University of London. Her work focuses on the history and politics of land struggles in Colombia, Latin American development, and social and labor movements in Latin America. Her publications include articles in the Journal of Agrarian Change, Journal of Developing Societies, Critical Sociology, and Latin American Perspectives.

This book makes an important contribution to understanding the relationship between the so-called ‘Pink Tide’ of left-leaning governments and the social movements in Latin America. The editors aim to move beyond the binary understanding of social movements in the region as being either completely autonomous or controlled by the state. The book also seeks to present social movements as more than a clash between progressive governments and a conservative, or neo-liberal, opposition.... [This] book is thought-provoking and timely, as it calls for a rethink of the existing literature on social movements in Latin America. Tellingly, it is published as part of the Rowman & Littlefield series ‘Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom’, and one can easily see how any of its chapters would offer an excellent starting-point for a rich class discussion. Its contribution is important, particularly as it features scholars from the region and findings from recent fieldwork. In the fast-paced political environment of the last few years, the book remains relevant after going to press which, given its thematic area, is no small feat.

• Foreword Susan EcksteinIntroduction: Progressive Governments and Social Movements in Latin America: An Alternative Line of ThinkingSteve EllnerPART 1: LABOR, RURAL, AND FEMINIST MOVEMENTS Chapter 1: Popular Movements–Progressive Governments Dynamics: Considerations for an Analysis of the Latin American Experience Federico M. RossiChapter 2: Social Movement Consolidation and Strategic Shifts: The Brazilian Landless Movement during the Lula and Dilma Administrations Anthony PahnkeChapter 3: Relations between Progressive Parties and Union Movements in the Southern Cone: A History of Encounters and Missed Connections Fabricio Carneiro, Guillermo Fuentes, and Carmen Midaglia and Translated by Victoria J. FurioChapter 4: Routines of Interaction between Latin American Feminists and the State: Progressive Government Legacies and the Conservative and Right-Wing TurnEduardo Moreira da Silva and Clarisse Goulart Paradis and Translated by Luis FierroChapter 5: Critical Collaboration, Self-Management, and Cooperative Economics: Convergence and Divergence in Feminist Movement Pathways in El Salvador and Nicaragua Daniel P. BurridgePART 2: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENTS IN BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA Chapter 6: Social Movement Mobilization or Governability: Tracing the PT’s Constitutionalist Junctures Gabriel FunariChapter 7: Dynamics of Contention: Social Movements and Democracy in Argentina (1989–2019) Leandro Gamallo and Translated by Mariana Ortega-BreñaPART 3: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND PROGRESSIVE GOVERNMENTS IN VENEZUELA, BOLIVIA, AND ECUADOR Chapter 8: In the Empire’s Crosshairs: Toward a World-Systemic History of Venezuela’s Campesino Movement Lucas KoernerChapter 9: Party-Base Linkages, Contestatory Mobilization, and “Creative Tensions” in BoliviaJohn BrownChapter 10: Progressive Government, Neoliberalism, and the Popular Camp in Ecuador: A Crisis of Hegemony Alejandra Santillana Ortiz and Sebastián Terán Ávalos and Translated by Ronaldo MunckPART 4: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS IN MEXICO, COLOMBIA, AND CHILE Chapter 11: Social Movements, Political Linkages, and the Challenge to Democracy in Mexico Emelio BetancesChapter 12: From Protest to Politics: Social Movements and Progressive Parties in Chile and Colombia Kyla Sankey and Aaron TaussConclusion: The State, Social Movements, and Political Strategy in Latin America Ronaldo MunckAbout the Contributors