TY  - BOOK
AU  - Brett,Roderick Leslie
TI  - Social movements, indigenous politics and democratisation in Guatemala, 1985-1996
T2  - Brill eBook titles 2008
SN  - 9789047433071
AV  - HN143.5 .B7413 2008
U1  - 322.4097281 22
PY  - 2008///
CY  - Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Guatemala
KW  - Social movements
KW  - Ethnic relations
N1  - 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; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - 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
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004165526.i-229
ER  -