The Illusion of Civil Society : : Democratization and Community Mobilization in Low-Income Mexico / / Jon Shefner.
Much has been written about how civil society challenges authoritarian governments and helps lead the way to democratization. These studies show that neoliberal economic policies have harmed many sectors of society, weakening the state and undermining clientelistic relationships that previously prov...
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Shefner, Jon, author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut The Illusion of Civil Society : Democratization and Community Mobilization in Low-Income Mexico / Jon Shefner. University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2021] ©2008 1 online resource (240 p.) : 22 illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Much has been written about how civil society challenges authoritarian governments and helps lead the way to democratization. These studies show that neoliberal economic policies have harmed many sectors of society, weakening the state and undermining clientelistic relationships that previously provided material benefits to middle- and low-income citizens, who are then motivated to organize coalitions to work for greater social justice and equality. Recognizing this important role played by civil society organizations, Jon Shefner goes further and analyzes the variegated nature of the interests represented in these coalitions, arguing that the differences among civil society actors are at least as important as their similarities in explaining how they function and what success, or lack thereof, they have experienced. Through an ethnographic examination extending over a decade, Shefner tells the story of how a poor community on the urban fringe of Guadalajara mobilized through an organization called the Unión de Colonos Independientes (UCI) to work for economic improvement with the support of Jesuits inspired by liberation theology. Yet Mexico's successful formal democratic transition, won with the elections in 2000, was followed by the dissolution of the coalition. Neither political access for the urban poor, nor their material well-being, has increased with democratization. The unity and even the concept of civil society has thus turned out to be an illusion. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Mai 2022) Civil society Mexico Guadalajara. Community organization Mexico Guadalajara. Democratization Mexico Guadalajara. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Urban. bisacsh Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package Pre-2014 9783110745269 https://doi.org/10.1515/9780271035994?locatt=mode:legacy https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780271035994 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780271035994/original |
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