Civil Resistance and Violent Conflict in Latin America: Mobilizing for Rights

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This book explores distinct forms of civil resistance in situations of violent conflict in cases across Latin America, drawing important lessons learned for nonviolent struggles in the region and beyond. The authors analyse campaigns against armed actors in situations of internal armed conflict, against private sector companies that seek to exploit natural resources, and against the state in defence of housing rights, to cite only some scenarios of violent conflict in which people in Latin America have organized to resist imposition by powerful actors and/or confront violence and oppression. Each of the nine cases studied looks at the violent context in which civil resistance took place, its modality, its results and the factors that influenced these, as well as the challenges faced, offering useful insights for scholars and practitioners alike. Front Matter ....Pages i-xvii Introduction: Civil Resistance in Contexts of Violent Conflict in Latin America—Leveraging Power to Defend One’s Rights (Cécile Mouly, Esperanza Hernández Delgado)....Pages 1-15 The Civil Resistance of Yaqui and Guarijio in Sonora, Mexico: Meanings, Scope and Challenges (Esperanza Hernández Delgado)....Pages 17-40 A Rebellion of Spirituality: On the Power of Indigenous Civil Resistance in Honduras (Mónica A. Maher)....Pages 41-63 Qué Diría Carlos? The ‘No al Canal’ Movement and the Rhetoric of Resistance to Nicaragua’s ‘Grand Canal’ (Sarah McCall, Matthew J. Taylor)....Pages 65-84 Venezuelan Struggle Towards Democratization: The 2017 Civil Resistance Campaign (Iria Puyosa)....Pages 85-110 Alternative Forms of Civilian Noncooperation with Armed Groups: The Case of Samaniego in Colombia (Juan Masullo, Cécile Mouly, María Belén Garrido)....Pages 111-136 Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding: The Experience of the Peasant Worker Association of the Carare River (Esperanza Hernández Delgado, Claudia Patricia Roa Mendoza)....Pages 137-156 Nonviolent Resistance in the Struggle for Housing in Urban Areas of Brazil: The Direct Action of the Roofless Workers’ Movement (Mario Ramírez-Orozco)....Pages 157-174 Frames in Conflict: Discursive Contestation and the Transformation of Resistance (Michael S. Wilson Becerril)....Pages 175-204 Nonviolent Resistance in Plurinational Bolivia: The TIPNIS Case (Theo Roncken)....Pages 205-226 Conclusion: Civil Resistance in Latin America—A Viable Alternative for Ordinary People to Defend Their Rights (Cécile Mouly, Esperanza Hernández Delgado)....Pages 227-244 Back Matter ....Pages 245-247