Political Empowerment of the Cocaleros of Bolivia and Peru

Informationen zum Autor Ursula Durand Ochoa earned her PhD in Government from the London School of Economics and Political Science, UK, in 2012. She has taught Comparative Democratization, Latin American Politics, Social Movements, and Civil Rights at the University of Texas at San Antonio, USA, and Political Sociology at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. Klappentext This book offers a comparative analysis of the distinct experiences of the Peruvian and Bolivian cocaleros as political actors. In doing so! it illustrates how coca! an internationally criminalzsed good! affected the path and outcome of cocalero political empowerment in each case. Zusammenfassung This book offers a comparative analysis of the distinct experiences of the Peruvian and Bolivian cocaleros as political actors. In doing so! it illustrates how coca! an internationally criminalzsed good! affected the path and outcome of cocalero political empowerment in each case. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction 2. The Criminalisation of Coca and Cocaine 3. Peru: Formation of a Social Movement - Crisis and Repression during the Transition(s) to Democracy 4. Bolivia: Formation of a Social Movement - Crisis and Opportunity during the Transition to Democracy 5. Peru: Transformation of a Social Movement - Radicalisation, Division, and Demobilisation 6. Bolivia: Transformation of a Social Movement - Convergence and Diffusion 7. Conclusion: The Cocaleros of Bolivia and Peru Compared

Sommario

1. Introduction 2. The Criminalisation of Coca and Cocaine 3. Peru: Formation of a Social Movement - Crisis and Repression during the Transition(s) to Democracy 4. Bolivia: Formation of a Social Movement - Crisis and Opportunity during the Transition to Democracy 5. Peru: Transformation of a Social Movement - Radicalisation, Division, and Demobilisation 6. Bolivia: Transformation of a Social Movement - Convergence and Diffusion 7. Conclusion: The Cocaleros of Bolivia and Peru Compared

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ursula Durand Ochoa, Kenneth A Loparo, Kenneth A. Loparo, Ursula Durand Ochoa
• Editore: Palgrave UK
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.09.2014
• EAN: 9781349497690
• ISBN: 978-1-349-49769-0
• Pagine: 245
• Serie: Studies of the Americas; Studies of the Americas (Hardc; Studies of the Americas
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; B, Cultural Studies, Political Science, Social Policy, Social & ethical issues, Political science & theory, Communication Studies, Political Economy, Comparative Politics, Social welfare and social services, Political science and theory, Palgrave Political Science Collection, Political Communication, Latin American Culture, Ethnology—Latin America, Latin America—Politics and government, South & Central America (including Mexico), Latin America, Latin American Politics, Political structure and processes, American Politics, Regional, state and other local government