The Civil Sphere in Latin America

Introduction: for democracy in Latin America Jeffrey C. Alexander and Carlo Tognato; Part I. Scandals and Civil Indignation: 1. The civil sphere in Mexico: between democracy and authoritarianism Nelson Arteaga and Javier Arzuaga; 2. Shaping solidarity in Argentina: the power of the civil sphere in repairing violence against women Maria Luengo; 3. Civil indignation in Chile: recent collusion scandals in the retail industry M. Angelica Thumala; Part II. Militancy, Civility, and Polarization: 4. La Joven Cuba: confrontation, conciliation, and the quest for the civil through blogging Liliana Martinez Perez; 5. ?La Clase Media en Positivo? The civil and uncivil uses of 'the Middle Class' in Venezuela, 1958-2016 Celso M. Villegas; 6. The civil life of the university: enacting dissent and resistance on a Colombian campus Carlo Tognato; Part III. Law, Order, and Solidarity: 7. Police officers in contradiction: anti-civility in the Sao Paulo state military police Mayumi Shimizu; 8. Citizenship and the established civil sphere in provincial Mexico Trevor Stack; Part IV. Commentary and Conclusion: Commentary: is civil society dangerous for democracy? New directions for civil sphere theory in Latin America Isabel Jijon; Conclusion: democracy and the civil sphere in Latin America Peter Kivisto and Giuseppe Sciortino.