Social Movements and Radical Populism in the Andes - Ecuador and Bolivia in Comparative Perspective

In Social Movements and Radical Populism in the Andes: Ecuador and Bolivia in Comparative Perspective, Jennifer N. Collins examines why the new left took the form of radical populism in Ecuador and Bolivia and how social movements were impacted by this development.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Social Movements and Populism: Theoretical Perspectives
Chapter 2: Growing Political Power and Voice: Ecuadorian and Bolivian Social Movements in the 1980s and 1990s
Chapter 3: Social Movements, Popular Identity Formation, and the Rise of Radical Populism
Chapter 4: Battling to Refound the Nation: Constituent Assemblies as Moments of National Transformation
Chapter 5: Social Movements and Radical Populism in the Post-Neoliberal Moment
Chapter 6: New Arenas of Power: From National Movement to Local Governance in Ecuado

About the author

Jennifer N. Collins is professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

Summary

In Social Movements and Radical Populism in the Andes: Ecuador and Bolivia in Comparative Perspective, Jennifer N. Collins examines why the new left took the form of radical populism in Ecuador and Bolivia and how social movements were impacted by this development.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer N. Collins
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2022
• EAN: 9781498572330
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-7233-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Latin America, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American, Ecuador, Caribbean islands, Comparative Politics, Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Bolivia, Latin America – Mexico, Central America, South America, Civil rights & citizenship, Demonstrations & protest movements, Civics and citizenship