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Feminisms in Latin America
This Element analyzes the features of current feminist movements in Latin America and their responses to conservative reactions. For this, it focuses on the pro-choice movement vis-à-vis the anti-abortion countermovement in Mexico and Brazil. It offers a relational approach embracing the dynamics within the feminist field and between feminism and the state to capture the movements' potential effects. First, the Element proposes the concept of nested feminist networks, which comprises of three dimensions revealing the plurality of the movement across intersectional and sexual identity issues (horizontal), its relationship with the multifaceted state (vertical), and the intermediation of political parties and participatory institutions in this relationship (intermediary). Second, it argues that nested networks allow feminists to enable policies and block actions from conservatives. In sum, it explores how feminists, leveraging their plurality and connection with the state, can counter conservative attacks.
Intermediation and Representation in Latin America
This book shows how the introduction of intermediation is relevant in studying political and public policy processes, as they are increasingly accompanied by grey spaces in public and non-public arenas that cannot be categorized as purely representative or purely participative. Instead, ‘hybrid’ mechanisms are developing in the policy-making process, which bring in new actors who either are unelected while being required to represent or advocate for the common good of others or are directly elected but challenged by identity/rights-based issues of the people they are required to act in the best interest of. By proposing a conceptual frame on intermediation and addressing five different Latin American countries and a wide range of case studies —from human rights, labour relations, neighbourhood management, municipal bureaucracies, social accountability, to complex national systems of citizen participation—this volume shows the versatility and validity of a tridimensional frame, the “cube of political intermediation” (CPI) as a tool for analysing public policy and understanding contemporary democratic innovation in Latin America.
El género en las políticas públicas: Redes, reglas y recursos
Producto de más de diez años de docencia, este libro ofrece una sistematización analítica de las herramientas teórico-metodológicas que posibilitan la incorporación de la perspectiva de género en el campo de las políticas públicas, así como su evaluación y ejecución por parte de funcionarios gubernamentales o miembros de organizaciones de la sociedad civil abocadas a este trabajo. Pensada como una obra accesible y útil para la capacitación y la profesionalización en lo relativo a la categoría de género y su relación con los problemas públicos, se han incluido ejemplos, anécdotas y casos que son de valía tanto para el especialista como para el público en general; el objetivo es que este recorrido conceptual genere otro de carácter pedagógico y de autorreflexión, el cual recoja, a su vez, las propias experiencias personales y laborales de lectoras y lectores.
Latin America Since the Left Turn
Latin America Since the Left Turn frames the tensions and contradictions that currently characterize Latin American societies and politics in the early decades of the twenty-first century, when many countries elected left-wing governments in an attempt to reverse the neoliberal agenda while others continued and even extended it.
Políticas sociales y género. Los problemas sociales y metodológicos
Este libro reúne una serie de estudios temáticos y de casos que recorren los temas cruciales que componen el marco actual de la agenda en favor de la equidad de género aplicada a las políticas sociales en América Latina. Este segundo tomo presenta los problemas sociales referidos a sistemas de seguridad social, políticas de conciliación trabajo-familia y de superación de la pobreza. Además, desarrolla un apartado sobre problemas metodológicos que son frecuentes en la aplicación de la perspectiva de género al campo de las políticas públicas.
The Inclusionary Turn in Latin American Democracies
This volume analyzes how enduring democracy amid longstanding inequality engendered inclusionary reform in contemporary Latin America.
The Indigenous Right to Self-Determination in Extractivist Economies
International norms widely recognize the Indigenous right to self-determination by which Indigenous peoples define and purse their collective aspirations. Nevertheless, as progressive as legal frameworks might appear, in reality, few Indigenous communities enjoy this right and most remain vulnerable and disempowered. Activists blame Latin America's extractivist economies, while governments argue that extractive revenues are necessary to improve Indigenous life. Far from presenting a unified position, rural Indigenous peoples are most often divided over extractive industries. To assess how Indigenous self-determination has progressed, and the role that extractivism plays in this, this Element examines six Indigenous communities in Mexico, Bolivia, and Peru with contrasting experiences of extractive projects. It finds that the Indigenous ability to use favorable legislation in conjunction with available economic resources shapes different self-determination outcomes. Finally, it assesses Indigenous possibilities for self-determination in the light of environmental activism and discourses on Buen Vivir.
The Radical Right During Crisis
While the COVID-19 pandemic overshadowed all else and would quickly have a lasting impact on our daily lives, other events related to the radical right in 2020 soon surfaced. From terrorist attacks in Germany and India to anti-mask protests across the U.S. and Europe, radical right violence escalated in the midst of circulating conspiracy theories and disinformation. The yearbook draws upon insightful analyses from an international network of scholars, policymakers, and practitioners who explore the dynamics and impact of the radical right. It explores a wide range of topics including reflections on authoritarianism and fascism, the role of ideology and (counter-)intellectuals, and radical-right responses to the pandemic and calls for police reform in the height of the Black Lives Matter protests. It ends with important assessments on best approaches towards countering the radical right, both online and offline. This timely overview provides a broad examination of the global radical right in 2020, which will be useful for scholars, students, policymakers, journalists, and the public.
