Social protest in Latin America within the crisis of the left turn

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

The main objective of this panel is to discuss the characteristics and meanings of the social protest in Latin America in an attempt to understand how a new socio-political dynamic has been constructed and transformed, and what the implications have been in relation to the crisis of the left turn. The emphasis of the panel is Argentina and Brazil, two countries to which size, territorial proximity, history, similarities and differences offer an array of remarkable “contrasts and convergences”. Both countries shared the timing and general nature of a new cycle of social protest that led to the destabilisation of the left in government. That said, we are interested in studies beyond these two countries in order to draw reflections about the socio-political dynamics of the region. Convenors of the panel will discuss results of a recently finalised research project that includes a comparative database of social protest between Argentina and Brazil 2011-2016. We welcome papers looking at the relationship between social protest, social mobilisation and political change in the region.

Sub Track

• Civil Society and Social Movements

Session Organizer

• Juan Pablo Ferrero, University of Bath

Chair

• Juan P Paredes, CEDER- Universidad de Los Lagos

Discussant

• Ana Laura Natalucci, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

Individual Presentations

• Changing Socio-Political Dynamics within the Crisis of the Left Turn in Argentina and Brazil - Juan Pablo Ferrero, University of Bath

• Social Mobilisation and Politics in Argentina: Peak and Crisis of the Left Turn - Ana Laura Natalucci, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

• Labour Conflicts and Union Strategies in Dilma Rousseff’s Governments - Andréia Galvão, Universidade Estadual de Campinas