The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective (Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics)

This book sheds light on the outcomes of social movements in Brazil. It provides an extensive analysis of how and when collective mobilization and protest activities brought about social and political change. Charting the dynamics and characteristics of Brazil’s social movements from the abolition of slavery in 1888 to the present day, the contributors to this edited volume demonstrate the processes of social movement activism in Brazil, and its relations with political institutions across various types of governments and political regimes. They bring to light both political opportunity structures of different historical periods, and the political and cultural consequences of mobilization stemming from the collective action of social movements. Showcasing various approaches, the book encompasses a plurality of methodological perspectives including network analysis, collective memory, trajectories, and quantitative techniques of process analysis. Ultimately, the authors present new empirical evidence about social movement outcomes in Brazil, including the mobilization for housing rights, institutionalization processes in a re-democratized society, the effects of anti-dictatorship movements on activists, transformations of political agendas and the diffusion of social protests. Interdisciplinary at its core and highly engaging, __The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective__ offers essential reading on social movement studies to academics, activists and students. This book sheds light on the outcomes of social movement in Brazil. It provides an extensive analysis of how and when collective mobilization and protest activities brought about social and political change. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Series Page 3 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Table of Contents 6 List of figures 8 List of tables 9 List of box 10 List of contributors 11 Foreword 14 Acknowledgments 16 Chapter 1 Introduction: The consequences of collective action 18 Chapter 2 Post-abolition in Brazil: Changes in the repertoires of abolitionist associations (1888–1889) 43 Chapter 3 The history of the Associação Cultural do Negro (São Paulo, 1954–1976) 67 Chapter 4 Authoritarianism and the consequences of social movements: From the guerrilla movement to the struggle for memory, truth, and justice 85 Chapter 5 Pray, claim and change: Liberation Christianity and the experience of the Movimento de Evangelização Rural during the Brazilian military dictatorship 103 Chapter 6 ‘Coming out of the Ghetto’: Cultural opportunities and the emergence of the homosexual movement in the Brazilian transition (1978–1982) 122 Chapter 7 From the reservation to the reclaiming: Indigenous mobilization and emergent socio-territorial situations in Brazil 140 Chapter 8 Public policy outcomes of the Human Rights Movement: Consequences of Social Movements on the Human Rights Public Policy 162 Chapter 9 The impact of activism on self-management programs 184 Chapter 10 Outcomes of urban social movements: A historical analysis of ZEIS through collective action frames and advocacy planning 203 Chapter 11 The authoritarian prism: The impact of memories of the dictatorship on young activists in contemporary Brazil 226 Chapter 12 Womanhood in dispute: The impact of feminist and counter-feminist movements on the actions of congresswomen in Brazil 245 Index 268 Activism;,Brazil;,Collective,Memory;,Indigenous,Politics;,Latin,American,History;,Latin,American,Politics;,Mobilization;,Political,Participation;,Political,Processes;,Political,Transitions;,Protests;,Social,Change;,Social,Movements;,Social,Movements,Theory;,Social,Rights Activism,Brazil,Collective Memory,Indigenous Politics,Latin American History,Latin American Politics,Mobilization,Political Participation,Political Processes,Political Transitions,Protests,Social Change,Social Movements,Social Movements Theory,Social Rights "This book sheds light on the outcomes of social movement in Brazil. It provides an extensive analysis of how and when collective mobilization and protest activities brought about social and political change. Charting the dynamics and characteristics of Brazil's social movements from the abolition of slavery in 1888 to the present day, the contributors to this edited volume demonstrate the processes of social movement activism in Brazil, and its relations with political institutions across various types of governments and political regimes. They bring to light both political opportunity structures of different historical periods, and the political and cultural consequences of mobilization stemming from the collective action of social movements. Showcasing various approaches, the book encompasses a plurality of methodological perspectives including network analysis, collective memory, trajectories, and quantitative techniques of process analysis. Ultimately, the authors present new empirical evidence about social movement outcomes in Brazil, including the mobilization for housing rights, institutionalization processes in a re-democratized society, the effects of anti-dictatorship movements on activists, transformations of political agendas and the diffusion of social protests. Interdisciplinary at its core and highly engaging, The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective offers essential reading on social movement studies to academics, activists and students"-- Provided by publisher