This book sheds light on the outcomes of social movements in Brazil. It provides an extensive analysis of how and when collective mobilization and protest activities brought about social and political change.
Charting the dynamics and characteristics of Brazil’s social movements from the abolition of slavery in 1888 to the present day, the contributors to this edited volume demonstrate the processes of social movement activism in Brazil, and its relations with political institutions across various types of governments and political regimes. They bring to light both political opportunity structures of different historical periods, and the political and cultural consequences of mobilization stemming from the collective action of social movements. Showcasing various approaches, the book encompasses a plurality of methodological perspectives including network analysis, collective memory, trajectories, and quantitative techniques of process analysis. Ultimately, the authors present new empirical evidence about social movement outcomes in Brazil, including the mobilization for housing rights, institutionalization processes in a re-democratized society, the effects of anti-dictatorship movements on activists, transformations of political agendas and the diffusion of social protests.
Interdisciplinary at its core and highly engaging, The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective offers essential reading on social movement studies to academics, activists and students.
Preface, 1. Introduction: The Consequences of Collective Action, 2. Post-abolition in Brazil: Changes in the Repertoire of Abolitionist Associations (1888-1889), 3. The History of Associação Cultural do Negro (São Paulo, 1954-1976), 4. Authoritarianism and the Consequences of Social Movements: From the Guerrilla Movement to the Struggle for Memory, Truth, and Justice, 5. Pray, Claim and Change: Liberation Christianity and the Experience of the Movimento de Evangelização Rural during the Brazilian Military Dictatorship, 6. Coming out of the Ghetto': Cultural Opportunities and the Emergence of the Homosexual Movement in the Brazilian Transition (1978-1982), 7. From the Reservation to the Reclaiming: Indigenous Mobilization and Emergent Socio-Territorial Situations in Brazil, 8. Public Policy Outcomes of the Human Rights Movement, 9. The Political Outcomes of Housing Movements: The Impact of Activism on Self-Management Programs, 10. Outcomes of Urban Social Movements: A Historical Analysis of ZEIS Through Collective Action Frames And Advocacy Planning, 11. The Authoritarian Prism: The Impact of Memories of the Dictatorship among Young Activists in Contemporary Brazil, 12. Womanhood in Dispute: The Impact of Feminist and Counter-Feminist Movements on the Actions of Congresswomen in Brazil
Valesca Lima is Assistant Professor at Dublin City University. Her primary research interests are citizen participation, social movement, governance and housing policy. Rafaela N. Pannain is postdoctoral researcher on the Latin American Integration Inter-Unit Graduate Program and member of the Social Mobilization Research Group, at the University of São Paulo. Her research focuses on social movements in Brazil and Bolivia. Gabriela Pereira Martins is an independent researcher, member of the Social Mobilization Research Group at University of São Paulo. Her research focuses on associativism, post-abolition and historical sociology.
Reviews for The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective
"""The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective offers a much needed long-term perspective on the consequences of collective action. Authors provide new insights into complex interactions between Brazilian social movements and authorities by using fascinating historical examples from the post-abolition period to the contemporary struggles of the feminist movement."" Katrin Uba, Associate Professor at Uppsala University ""A breathtaking work that places the question of the consequences of social movements at the center of the debate, addressing an important gap in Brazilian studies. Shedding light on rarely studied cases and adopting a long-term historical perspective, this new generation of researchers brings invaluable contributions to the advancement of knowledge about the history and effects of political confrontation in Brazil."" Luciana Tatagiba, Professor at University of Campinas, Unicamp"
