Reorganizing popular politics : participation and the new interest regime in Latin America

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Reorganizing popular politics : participation and the new interest regime in Latin America

edited by Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin

Pennsylvania State University Press, c2009

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Includes bibliographical references and index

Summary: "A comparative analysis of lower-class interest politics in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela. Examines the proliferation of associations in Latin America's popular-sector neighborhoods, in the context of the historic problem of popular-sector voice and political representation in the region"--Provided by publisher

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A historic shift has occurred in the organizational structures through which the lower classes in Latin America express voice and find political representation. With the political and economic reforms of the 1980s and 1990s, networks of community-based associations and nongovernmental organizations replaced party-affiliated labor unions as the predominant organizations to which the lower classes turned. This volume examines the new "interest regime" in Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela through two extensive surveys-one of individuals and one of associations-undertaken in those nations' capital cities. Contrary to common perceptions, the new interest regime is neither a vibrant, autonomous civil society nor a set of weak, atomized organizations. Participation in associations is generally high, compared to "direct action" as a strategy for pursuing collective interests, and associations more frequently coordinate and engage the state than has sometimes been assumed. However, various forms of interaction with the state pose a classic trade-off between representation and state control, and the new interest regime is marked by representational distortion, in that the lower classes are less likely to use the new structures than the middle classes. Within these general patterns, distinct national models are emerging. This volume represents the most ambitious and systematic effort to date to examine individual participation and associational life in Latin America and to carry out a cross-national analysis of new forms of political representation.

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Contents Acknowledgments Part I: Introduction: Interest Politics and the Popular Sectors 1. Introduction: Popular Representation in the Interest Arena Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin 2. Situating the Analysis: Analytic Approach, Cases, and Historical Context Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin 3. Logics of Collective Action and State Linkages: Comparing the UP-Hub and the A Net Ruth Berins Collier and Samuel Handlin Part II: Individual Participation in the Interest Arena 4. Direct Action and Associational Participation: The Problem-Solving Repertoires of Individuals Thad Dunning 5. Political Participation and Representational Distortion: The Nexus Between Associationalism and Partisan Politics Jason Seawright Part III: The Popular-Sector Interest Regime 6. Targeting State and Society: The Strategic Repertoires of Associations Diana Kapiszewski 7. Three Forms of Scaling: Embeddedness, Nodal NGOs, and Flexible Fronts Samuel Handlin and Diana Kapiszewski 8. Associational Linkages to Labor Unions and Political Parties Candelaria Garay Part IV: Conclusion 9. Conclusion: General Patterns and Emergent Differences Samuel Handlin and Ruth Berins Collier Appendix A: Selection of Focus Districts Appendix B: Survey of Associations Appendix C: Survey of Individuals List of Contributors References Index

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