Civil Society and Political Representation in Latin America (2010-2015)

Analyzes the wave of political protest and unrest that spread throughout Latin America between 2010 and 2015 Presents important findings in order to answer the question: why some countries have faced a divorce between their social movements and political parties while others have not?

Brings together eight case studies of the situation in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Uruguay

Autorentext
Adrián Albala holds a PhD in Political Science from Sorbonne University, France, is a researcher at the Núcleo de Pesquisas de Políticas Públicas (NUPPs) of the University of São Paulo, Brazil, with a postdoctoral fellowship fom the São Paulo State Foundation for Science (FAPESP) and a visiting professor at the Federal University of ABC (UFABC), Brazil.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 - Introduction: Political Parties and Social Movements in Latin America (2011-2016).- Part 1- The autonomization of civil society vis-a-vis political parties in Latin America.- Chapter 2- Representatives and Represented: Political Parties, Participation and the Brazilian Protests in 2013.- Chapter 3 - Institutionalization vs. Responsiveness: The dilemma of political representation in Chile.- Chapter 4 - Political Representation and Social Movements in Colombia 2002-2016.- Chapter 5 - Civil Society and Political Representation in Mexico.- Part 2: Cases with Movements strongly linked to parties.- Chapter 6 - Representation, Party System and Civil Society in Argentina (2003-2015).- Chapter 7 - Dilemmas of Contemporary Political Representation in Bolivia: Social Movements, Party and State in Plurinational Times.- Chapter 8 - Citizenship and political parties in Ecuador.- Chapter 9 - Participation and Representation in Uruguay: Challenges for Social Mobilization in a Party-Centered Society.- Chapter 10 - Conclusion: The support of political parties in Latin America