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Description

1. xiv, 166 pages : illustrations; 22 cm

Summary

1. "Transitions from authoritarian to democratic governments can provide ripe scenarios for the emergence of new, insurgent political actors and causes. In peaceful transitions such movements may become influential political players and gain representation for previously neglected interests and sectors of the population. But for this to happen insurgent social movements need both opportunities for mobilization and opportunities to succeed and survive. What happens to insurgent social movements that emerge during a democratic transition but fail to achieve their goals? How influential are they? To answer these questions, Maria Inclan looks at Mexico's Zapatista movement, whose emergence she argues was caught between 'sliding doors' of mobilization opportunity. The Zapatistas were able to mobilize sympathy and support for the indigenous agenda inside and outside of the country, yet failed to achieve their goals vis-à-vis the Mexican state. Nevertheless, the movement has survived and sustained its autonomy despite lacking legal recognition. Inclan examines the vitality of the movement during various tests of the emergent democracy (during more competitive elections, under various political parties, and amid various repressive measures). She also looks at state responsiveness to movement demands and the role of transnational networks in the movement's survival. She extends these into a more general test of the quality of young democracies, to identify the extent to which emerging political forces incorporate dissident and previously excluded political actors into democratic polities"--

Subject

1. Ejército Zapatista de Liberación Nacional (Mexico)
2. Since 1988
3. Social movements > Mexico > Chiapas > Case studies
4. Democracy > Mexico > History
5. Democratization > Mexico
6. Democracy
7. Democratization
8. Politics and government
9. Social movements
10. Mexico > Politics and government > 1988-2000
11. Mexico > Politics and government > 2000-
12. Mexico
13. Mexico > Chiapas

Genre/Form

1. Case studies.
2. History.

Contents

1. Democratic transitions and political opportunities -- Opportunities for mobilization : Openings, elites, allies, and threats -- Opportunities for success : negotiations, elites, and allies -- Opportunities for survival : transnational solidarity networks and discourse framing -- Zapatistas between sliding doors of opportunities.

Call number

1. JFD 18-4681

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author

1. Inclán, María de la Luz, author.

Title

1. The Zapatista movement and Mexico's democratic transition : mobilization, success, and survival / María Inclán.

Publisher

1. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018]

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronological term

1. Since 1988

Other form:

1. Online version: Inclán, María de la Luz. Between the sliding doors of opportunity. New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018] 9780190869472 (DLC) 2018026242

LCCN

1. 2017061216

ISBN

1. 9780190869465 (hardcover alkaline paper)
2. 0190869461 (hardcover alkaline paper)

Research call number

1. JFD 18-4681