Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Materials / Roddy Brett -- Introduction: Social Movements, Indigenous Politics And Democratisation In Guatemala, 1985–1996 / Roddy Brett -- Chapter One. Civil Society And Social Movements: Some Theoretical Considerations / Roddy Brett -- Chapter Two. The Democratic Transition / Roddy Brett -- Chapter Three. The Emergence Of Indigenous Politics / Roddy Brett -- Chapter Four. Demanding Human Rights In A Violent Democracy: Indigenous Participation In El Consejo De Comunidades Étnicas / Roddy Brett -- Chapter Five. La Coordinadora Nacional Indígena Y Campesina And The Indigenous Struggle For Land / Roddy Brett -- Chapter Six. Indigenous Mobilisation In La Defensoría Maya: Indigenous Politics And The Recovery Of Mayan Culture / Roddy Brett -- Conclusions Social Movements, Indigenous Politics And Democratisation In Guatemala, 1985–1996 / Roddy Brett -- Appendix A. The Peace Process: Signed Agreements / Roddy Brett -- Appendix B. Membership Organizations Of La Asamblea De Lasociedad Civil (Asc) / Roddy Brett -- Cited Sources And Bibliography / Roddy Brett -- Bibliography / Roddy Brett -- Index / Roddy Brett.

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This book analyses patterns of collective action that emerged during Guatemala’s democratic transition between 1985 and 1996, focusing in particular on the role of indigenous actors in the political processes undergirding and shaping democratisation and the respective impact of the transition upon indigenous social movements. Comparatively little has been written about collective action in Guatemala within the discipline of political science, despite the mobilisation of a wide range of social movements in response to the brutal armed conflict; rather, literature has focused principally on the role of elite actors in democratisation. This study presents a fresh perspective, presenting an analysis of the political evolution of three social movements and their human rights platforms through the framework of social movement theory.

Translation of: Movimiento social, etnicidad y democratisación en Guatemala, 1985-1996.