Civil society actors contested the fifty-year long transition to a global economy based on the principles of neoliberalism. Mobilization against neoliberal measures represents one of the most common forms of social-movement activity across the world. We explore the evolution of resistance to economic liberalization from the 1970s to the current period. Our study highlights several dimensions of civic opposition to the implementation of free market policies, including: forms of neoliberalism; geographic distribution of protest events across world regions and time; and outcomes of movement campaigns.
Author(s): Paul Almeida; Amalia Pérez Martín
Series: Elements in Contentious Politics
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
City: Cambridge
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Collective Resistance to Neoliberalism
Contents
1 Resistance to Neoliberalism
Introduction
Defining Neoliberalism: What are the Popular Sectors Contesting?
Economic Policy Drivers of Collective Action
Theoretical Perspectives on Popular Opposition to Neoliberalism
Basic Forms of Resistance
Methodological Approach
2 Temporal Rhythms and the Geography of Revolt
Resistance Over Time, 1970 to the Present
Economic Recessions and Resistance in the Global North
Structural Adjustment and Resistance in the Global South
Resistance Across Territories
Subnational Resistance in the Global North
Subnational Resistance in the Global South
Subnational Case Study of Costa Rica
Transnational Resistance against Neoliberalism
World Social Forum as Coordinating Infrastructure in the Global South
Global Economic Justice Post-2020
Other Transnational Movements Against Neoliberalism
Hemispheric Social Alliance Against FTAA
International Women’s Movement
3 The Consequences of Resistance to Neoliberalism
Conditions Shaping the Outcomes of Anti-Neoliberal Protest Campaigns
Anti-Neoliberal Campaign Outcomes in the Global North
Anti-Neoliberal Campaign Outcomes in the Global South
From Defensive to Offensive Mobilization: Electoral Outcomes
The Protest Wave Path to Strong Electoral Outcomes in Latin America
The Protest Wave Path to Strong Electoral Outcomes in Southern Europe
4 The Future of Neoliberalism and Alternatives
Rightwing Attributions
Alternatives
Growing Environmental Crises
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