Civil Resistance and Violent Conflict in Latin America

This book explores distinct forms of civil resistance in situations of violent conflict in cases across Latin America, drawing important lessons learned for nonviolent struggles in the region and beyond. The authors analyse campaigns against armed actors in situations of internal armed conflict, against private sector companies that seek to exploit natural resources, and against the state in defence of housing rights, to cite only some scenarios of violent conflict in which people in Latin America have organized to resist imposition by powerful actors and/or confront violence and oppression. Each of the nine cases studied looks at the violent context in which civil resistance took place, its modality, its results and the factors that influenced these, as well as the challenges faced, offering useful insights for scholars and practitioners alike.

Helps identify new trends in the phenomenon of civil resistance, for instance against the exploitation of natural resources Looks at the modality in which civil resistance has taken place, its results and the factors that have influenced these, as well as the challenges faced Discusses cases of civil resistance that have occurred in four main types of contexts armed conflict, authoritarian regimes, exploitation of natural resources and land grabbing where opponents have shown their readiness to use violence against resisters

Auteur
Cécile Mouly is Research Professor at FLACSO Ecuador and a practitioner specializing in peace and conflict studies. Her publications include various articles on civil resistance in the context of armed conflict, and the role of civil society in peacebuilding.
Esperanza Hernández Delgado is Doctor in Peace, Conflict and Democracy, Research Professor at the University of La Salle, Colombia, and consultant on local peace initiatives, civil resistance, mediations in the Colombian armed conflict, peace processes and peace education.

Contenu

1. Introduction: Civil Resistance in Contexts of Violent Conflict in Latin America: Leveraging Power to Defend One's Rights.- 2. The Civil Resistance of Yaqui and Guarijio in Sonora, Mexico: Meanings, Scope and Challenges.- 3. A Rebellion of Spirituality: On the Power of Indigenous Civil Resistance in Honduras.- 4. Qué Diría Carlos? The 'No al Canal' Movement and the Rhetoric of Resistance to Nicaragua's 'Grand Canal'.- 5. Venezuelan Struggle towards Democratization: The 2017 Civil Resistance Campaign.- 6. Alternative Forms of Civilian Noncooperation with Armed Groups: The Case of Samaniego in Colombia.- 7. Civil Resistance and Peacebuilding: The Experience of the Peasant Worker Association of the Carare River.- 8. Nonviolent Resistance in the Struggle for Housing in Urban Areas of Brazil: The Direct Action of the Roofless Workers' Movement.- 9. Frames in Conflict: Discursive Contestation and the Transformation of Resistance.- 10. Nonviolent Resistance in Plurinational Bolivia: The TIPNIS Case.- 11. Conclusion: Civil Resistance in Latin America: A Viable Alternative for Ordinary People to Defend their Rights.