Re-imagining Community And Civil Society In Latin America And The Caribbean (routledge Studies In Latin American Politics)

Latin American and Caribbean communities and civil societies are undergoing a rapid process of transformation. Instead of pervasive social atomization, political apathy, and hollowed-out democracies, which have become the norm in some parts of the world, this region is witnessing an emerging collaboration between community, civil society, and government that is revitalizing democracy. This book argues that a key explanation lies in the powerful and positive relationship between community and civil society that exists in the region. The ideas of community and civil society tend to be studied separately, as analytically distinct concepts however, this volume seeks to explore their potential to work together. A unique contribution of the work is the space for dialogue it creates between the social sciences and the humanities. Many of the studies included in the volume are based on primary fieldwork and place-based case studies. Others relate literature, music and film to important theoretical works, providing a new direction in interdisciplinary studies, and highlighting the role that the arts play in community revival and broader processes of social change. A truly multi-disciplinary book bridging established notions of civil society and community through an authentically interdisciplinary approach to the topic. Re-imagining Community And Civil Society / Gordana Yovanovich And Roberta Rice -- Society From The Inside Out : Community, Organization And The Challenge Of Political Influence / Philip Oxhorn -- Modernized Honor Culture And Community : Garća Márquez's Chronicle Of A Death Foretold/crónica De Una Muerte Anunciada / Gordana Yovanovich -- Reframing The Archive And Expanding Collective Memory In Order To Bridge The Divide Between Community And Civil Society In Yxta Maya Murray's The Conquest / Pablo Ramirez -- Memory And Temporary Communities In Laura Restrepo's The Dark Bride/la Novia Oscura / Maca Suazo And Lisa Bellstedt -- Community And Learning : The Process Of Concientization Among Nicaraguan Peasants Through Song / Mery Perez -- Community And The State : Piecing Together Differences In Alejandro Brugués' Juan Of The Dead / Miharu M. Miyasaka And Patrick X. Horrigan -- Intercultural Democracy And Civil Society Participation In The New, Decolonized Bolivia / Roberta Rice -- Conceptualizing Transnational Civil Society In Guatemala / Candace Johnson -- Collective Banks And Counter-acts : Building Civil Society From Within In Jamaica And Guyana / Caroline Shenaz Hossein -- War On Civil Society In Vargas Llosa's The War Of The End Of The World / Olga Nedvyga -- Radical Participatory Democracy Institutions In Venezuela And Ecuador : Strengthening Civil Society Or Mechanisms For Controlled Inclusion? / Pascal Lupien -- Towards Civic Community : Conclusions / Gordana Yovanovich And Roberta Rice. Edited By Gordana Yovanovich And Roberta Rice. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- PART I Concepts -- 1 Re-Imagining Community and Civil Society -- 2 Civil Society from the Inside Out: Community, Organization and the Challenge of Political Influence -- PART II Community -- 3 Modernized Honor Culture and Community: García Márquez's Chronicle of a Death Foretold/Crónica de una muerte anunciada -- 4 Reframing the Archive and Expanding Collective Memory in order to Bridge the Divide between Community and Civil Society in Yxta Maya Murray's The Conquest