Social movements and the struggles for rights, justice and democracy in Paraguay / Charmain Levy, Laureen Elgert, Valérie L'Heureux, editors.
Levy, Charmain, 1967- editor.; Elgert, Laureen, editor.; L'Heureux, Valérie, editor.
2023
HN333.5 .S63 2023
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Title Social movements and the struggles for rights, justice and democracy in Paraguay / Charmain Levy, Laureen Elgert, Valérie L'Heureux, editors.
ISBN 9783031258831 electronic book
3031258835 electronic book
3031258827
9783031258824
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25883-1
Published Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
Language English
Description 1 online resource
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-25883-1 doi
Call Number HN333.5 .S63 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 306.09892
Summary Paraguay is an under-examined, but remarkably fascinating country, where war, dictatorship, and elite capture have produced cycles of popular mobilization and repression. Yet, its social movements are less known to international audiences. This book analyzes Paraguays principal social movements since the transition to democracy and examines how, in the context of a weak state, authoritarian political elite, and a deficient democratization process, they contribute to progressive policy, socio-economic development, and democracy. Using critical perspectives in sociology, anthropology, geography, and political science, we bring together scholars, activists, and practitioners of social critique and community organizing. They reflect on movements involving peasant, indigenous and agrarian rights to land and livelihoods, LGBTQ and feminist struggles, labor union struggles, and student demands for access to quality education and social development, while exploring how the particularisms of Paraguay result in differences from other Latin American movements and how overarching regional tendencies may explain the similarities. Charmain Levy is Tenured Professor in social sciences at the University of Qubec in Outaouais (UQO), Canada, where she lectures in International Development Studies. Her research specialties include feminist studies, political sociology, urban citizenship, social movements and Latin American Studies on which she has published numerous articles and chapters. Laureen Elgert is Associate Professor of environmental policy and international development at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA. Laureen worked in the Mbaracayu Biosphere Reserve in Paraguays Interior Atlantic Forest where she helped facilitate the emergence of local and regional governance institutions. Her research interests include the politics of sustainability indicators, expertise, and environmental discourses. Valrie L'Heureux is a PhD candidate in social and cultural analysis at Concordia University, Canada, and is interested in the strategies and influence of transnational social movements, the politics of radical internationalism, and relational ethics. She holds a BA in International Studies and an MA in Political Science. Her research interests include Paraguayan politics, the G20, communication rights and public-private partnerships.
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Elgert, Laureen, editor.
L'Heureux, Valérie, editor.
Series Social movements and transformation.
Available in Other Form SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND THE STRUGGLES FOR RIGHTS, JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY IN.
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Introduction: Social Movements in a Paraguayan Context
Paraguay in the Twenty-First Century: From the Rise of Progressivism to Conservative Rearticulation
Peasant Movements in Paraguay
A Movement-in-Motion: CONAMURI and the Making of a Feminist Agroecology
Understanding Indigenous Movements in Paraguay: The Case of the Xkmok Ksek Community and the Scales of Resistance
The Paraguayan Labor Movement at the Beginning of the Twenty-First Century
Work, Gender, and Labor Organizing: Paid Domestic Workers Unions in Paraguay
The Feminist Movement in Paraguay: No Way but Forward
State Violence Against LGBTQ+ setting the Boundaries of Citizenship in Paraguay
The Movement for the Right to Education in Paraguay: Student Actors and Disputes over Youth Subjectivities in a Society of Inequality
The Organization and Struggle of University Students in Paraguay: Student Movement Demands for Socio-educational Rights
Conclusion: Mobilize, Repress, Repeat.

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