Protest state : the rise of everyday contention in Latin America / Mason W. Moseley.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190694036 (ebook) :.Subject(s): 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
Additional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190694005DDC classification: 303.484098 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 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 Latin America, as citizens' demands for government responsiveness have overwhelmed many regimes' institutional capacity to provide it.
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Previously issued in print: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 Latin America, as citizens' demands for government responsiveness have overwhelmed many regimes' institutional capacity to provide it.
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