Latin American Geopolitics

This edited volume analyzes globalization, migration, cities and development in Latin American geopolitics. The globalization in Latin America lays out various interrelated social, economic and political networks which challenge local-regional political systems, urban-rural territorial management, transnational mobility, social mobilization patterns, migrants, gender rights, illegal border crossing, urban and transnational violence and crime. Also, globalization and migration are changing Latin America's own vision as a collective community. The contributors argue that the economic regionalization-globalization promotes changes in the social and economic geography which refer to social phenomena, the dynamic of social classes and their spatial implications, all of which may impact economic growth on the region. Finally, a multidisciplinary perspective is used to highlight the complexity of migration, cities and globalization in Latin America. The project will appeal to a wider audienceincluding political scientists, scholars, researchers, students and non-academics interested in Latin American geopolitics.

César Álvarez Alonso is Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School, USA.

José Ignacio Hernández is Visiting Researcher at the Center for International Development at Harvard Kennedy School, USA.

Auteur

César Álvarez Alonso **is Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School, USA.

José Ignacio Hernández is Visiting Researcher at the Center for International Development at Harvard Kennedy School, USA.

Résumé

This edited volume analyzes how migration, the conformation of urban areas, and globalization impact Latin American geopolitics. Globalization has decisively influenced Latin American nationhood and it has also helped create a global region with global cities that are the result of the urbanization process. Also, globalization and migration are changing Latin America's own vision as a collective community. This book tackles how migration triggers concerns about security, which lead to policies based on the protection of borders as a matter of national security. The contributors argue that economic regionalization-globalization promotes changes in the social and economic geography which refer to social phenomena, the dynamic of social classes and their spatial implications, all of which may impact economic growth on the region. The project will appeal to a wider audience including political scientists, scholars, researchers, students and non-academics interested in Latin American geopolitics.

Contenu

1. Introduction César Álvarez Alonso and José Ignacio Hernández
2. Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance Convergence in Building a Labor Level Playing Field Across Latin America Mauro Pucheta and César Álvarez Alonso
3. The Movement of People in the Pacific Alliance in Chile Lorena Oyarzún
4. Preserving Domestic Autonomy: Weak Migration Laws and the Mercosur Strategy of Limited Integration Gabriel Cepaluni, Karina L. Pasquariello Mariano, and Marcelo Passini Mariano
5. Building Territories in Urban Settings: Family Networks of Indigenous Peoples in Argentina's Hinterland Claudia Salomón Tarquini
6. Theoretical and Methodological Contributions to Social Mobilization in the Context of Globalization. A Case Study of Mexico 2010-2015 Mary Luz Alzate Zuluaga
7. The Use of Technologies to Control Irregular Immigrants in Tapachula, Chiapas Evelyn Téllez Carvajal, Doria Elia Ramos Muñoz, Ramón Abraham Mena Ferrera
8. Migrant Agricultural Laborers in Mexico: Transforming the Marginal Consciousness through Education Elena Anatolievna Zhizhko
9. Correlation Between Violence and Forced Migration in Mexico Jorge A. Lopez
10. A Critical Approach in Forestry Cities in the Chilean Case Enrique Aliste, Marcela Salgado, Daniela Cea
11. ConclusionCésar Álvarez Alonso and José Ignacio Hernández