Latin American Social Movements and Progressive Governments

• Utgivningsdatum: 2022-08-24
• Mått: 154 x 224 x 18 mm
• Vikt: 449 g
• Format: Häftad
• Språk: Engelska
• Serie: Latin American Perspectives in the Classroom
• Antal sidor: 336
• Förlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• ISBN: 9781538163955

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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.

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