Cultures of politics/politics of cultures: re-visioning Latin American social movements

Abstract

* Introduction: The Cultural and the Political in Latin American Social Movements Sonia E. Alvarez, Evelina Dagnino, and Arturo Escobar. The Cultural Politics Of Citizenship, Democracy, And The State * Culture, Citizenship, and Democracy: Changing Discourses and Practices of the Latin American Left E. Dagnino. * Social Rights: Conflicts and Negotiations in Contemporary Brazil Maria Celia Paoli and Vera da Silva Telles. * New Subjects of Rights? Womens Movements and the Construction of Citizenship in the New Democracies Vernica Schild. * The Explosion of Experience: The Emergence of a New Ethical-Political Principle in Popular Movements in Porto Alegre, Brazil Srgio Gregrio Baierle. The Cultural Politics Of Ethnicity, Race, And Gender * Ambiguity and Contradiction in a Radical Popular Movement Jeffrey Rubin. * Indigenous Movements as a Challenge to the Unified Social Movement Paradigm for Guatemala Kay B. Warren. * The Process of Black Community Organizing in the Southern Pacific Coast of Colombia Libia Grueso, Carlos Rosero, and A. Escobar. * Black Movements and the Politics of Identity in Brazil Olivia Maria Gomes da Cunha. * Beyond the Domestic and the Public: Colonas Participation in Urban Movements in Mexico City Miguel Daz-Barriga. * Defrocking the Vatican: Feminisms Secular Project Jean Franco. Globalization, Transnationalism, And Civil Society * Latin American Feminisms Go Global: Trends of the 1990s and Challenges for the New Millennium S. E. Alvarez. * Cybercultural Politics: Political Activism at a Distance in a Transnational World Gustavo Lins Ribeiro. * The Globalization of Culture and the New Civil Society George Ydice. * Rethinking the Spatialities of Social Movements: Questions of (B)orders, Culture, and Politics in Global Times David Slater. Theoretical And Methodological Reflections On The Cultural And The Political In Latin American Social Movements * Toward a Culture of Participation and Citizenship: Challenges for a More Equitable World Elizabeth Jelin. * Final Comments: Challenges to Cultural Studies in Latin America Paulo J. Krischke. * Third World or Planetary Conflicts? Alberto Melucci. * Where To? What Next? Mary Louise Pratt.