Latin American Activism and Routine Violence in the 21st Century
1st Edition
Published on 27. January 2026
176 pages
978-1-5292-3824-2 (ISBN)
Description
With Latin America experiencing one-third of global homicides and frequent coups and revolutions, activism in the region is shaped by violence and repression. Activists frequently face severe persecution, including tactics such as the curtailment of the right to protest, escalated militarization and enhanced surveillance.
This book explores the unique forms of activism in Latin America and the violence activists face, including extortion, kidnapping and physical attacks. It examines how both state and non-state actors target dissent and the connection between riots, looting and violent acts as part of collective actions.
Providing novel insights for scholars in activist organising, politics and social movements, the book analyses the relationship between routine violence and activism in a region characterised by systemic inequalities.
This book explores the unique forms of activism in Latin America and the violence activists face, including extortion, kidnapping and physical attacks. It examines how both state and non-state actors target dissent and the connection between riots, looting and violent acts as part of collective actions.
Providing novel insights for scholars in activist organising, politics and social movements, the book analyses the relationship between routine violence and activism in a region characterised by systemic inequalities.
Reviews / Votes
"Essential for understanding how violence and activism intertwine, offering original, urgent insights into the core conflicts reshaping Latin America today", Juan Pedro Blois, CONICET, National University of General Sarmiento, Argentina. "Gomes has written an illuminating study of how routine violence, increasingly perpetrated by corporate-sponsored paramilitaries, has shaped the trajectories of movements and activists in a wide range of Latin American contexts", Jeff Goodwin, New York University.More details
Series
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8 s/w Abbildungen, 9 s/w Tabellen
Not illustrated
File size
1,12 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-5292-3824-2 (9781529238242)
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Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gomes
Latin American Activism and Routine Violence in the 21st Century
Book
approx. 01/2026
1st Edition
Bristol University Press
€121.50
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Person
Simone da Silva Ribeiro Gomes is Associate Professor at Universidade Federal de Pelotas. She holds a PhD in Sociology at IESP-UERJ and an Msc in Sociology at Universite Paris 7.
Content
Introduction
1. Mobilizing in 21st Century
2. Collective and Routine Violence
3. State and Paramilitary Repression
4. High-Risk Activism
5. Violence and New Possibilities for Social Action
Conclusion
1. Mobilizing in 21st Century
2. Collective and Routine Violence
3. State and Paramilitary Repression
4. High-Risk Activism
5. Violence and New Possibilities for Social Action
Conclusion
