Ebook: Protest state : the rise of everyday contention in Latin America
Author: Moseley Mason Wallace
- Tags: Protest movements -- Latin America, Social movements -- Latin America, Political participation -- Latin America, Government accountability -- Latin America, Democracy -- Social aspects -- Latin America, Latin America -- Politics and government -- 21st century, Democracy -- Social aspects, Government accountability, Political participation, Politics and government, Protest movements, Social movements, Latin America
- Year: 2018
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: Latin America
- Language: English
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In the midst of an unprecedented era of democratic governments and economic prosperity, why are a record number of Latin American citizens choosing to participate in protests? This text argues that increasingly engaged citizenries, forged by economic progress and technological advances throughout the region, combined with dysfunctional political institutions have fueled more contentious modes of participation in Read more...