Social Movements, Indigenous Politics and Democratisation in Guatemala, 1985-1996
Biographical note
Roddy Brett, Ph.D. (2002) in Political Science, University of London, MPHIL (1994), University of Cambridge, is Researcher at FLACSO, Guatemala. He is an academic and practitioner in the fields of social movements, indigenous peoples' rights, human rights and political violence.
Readership
All those interested in social movement theory and practice, indigenous peoples’ and their politics, democratisation, peace processes and civil society theory, in addition to the modern history of Latin America.
Table of contents
List of Acronyms
Mape One
Acknowledgement
Introduction: Social Movements, Indigenous Politics and Democratisation in Guatemala, 1985-1996
1. Civil Society and Social Movements: Some Theoretical Considerations
2. The Democratic Transition
3. The Emergence of Indigenous Politics
4. Demanding Human Rights in a Violent Democracy: Indigenous Participation in El Consejo de Comunidades Etnicas
5. La Coordinadora Nacional Indígena y Campesina and the Indigenous Struggle for Land
6. Indigenous Mobilisation in La Defensoría Maya: Indigenous Politics and the Recovery of Mayan Culture
Conclusions
Appendix A
Appendix B
Cited Sources and Bibliography
Newspapers and News Journals
Index
Mape One
Acknowledgement
Introduction: Social Movements, Indigenous Politics and Democratisation in Guatemala, 1985-1996
1. Civil Society and Social Movements: Some Theoretical Considerations
2. The Democratic Transition
3. The Emergence of Indigenous Politics
4. Demanding Human Rights in a Violent Democracy: Indigenous Participation in El Consejo de Comunidades Etnicas
5. La Coordinadora Nacional Indígena y Campesina and the Indigenous Struggle for Land
6. Indigenous Mobilisation in La Defensoría Maya: Indigenous Politics and the Recovery of Mayan Culture
Conclusions
Appendix A
Appendix B
Cited Sources and Bibliography
Newspapers and News Journals
Index
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