Essays about: "Civil society Argentina"

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  1. 1. "The Open Veins Remain Open": GM Soy Cultivation, Socio-Environmental Struggle and the Political Economy of Contemporary Peronist Development in Argentina

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Julian Dannefjord; [2023]
    Keywords : Argentina; genetically modified soy; GMO; extractivism; Peronism; Kirchner; Gramsci; bio-hegemony; interviews; participant observation; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Argentina is a pioneer in practicing export-oriented extractivism as a model of socio-economic development. A prevalent extractive project is genetically modified (GM) soy, which was adopted under neoliberal governance in the 1990s and has had a variety of socio-environmental consequences in the country. READ MORE

  2. 2. Uncovering the political opportunities for women’s rights organizations’ in Argentina : A study addressing the subject of working from inside or outside the state

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Louise Ricknert; [2018]
    Keywords : Argentina; State Feminism; Democracy; Political opportunity; Social movement; Women s rights organization; Civil society; Agentina; Feminism; Demokrati; Politisk deltagande; Civilsamhälle; Mänskliga rättigheter; Kvinnors rättigheter;

    Abstract : For the last fifty years the liberal feminist approach has been gaining grounds on the national state level, instituting women’s agencies, gender quotas and gender mainstreaming within nation states. Encouraged by larger international institutions, such as the United Nations, liberal feminism has come to be adopted broadly world-wise advocating for a close relationship between the state and the civil society (Squires, 2007 and McBride & Mazur, 2013). READ MORE

  3. 3. The impacting of Civil Society in Argentina post 1983 : Challenges for Civil Society organizations in monitoring public policies and vitalizing democracy

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för statsvetenskap (ST)

    Author : Edvin Hasangjekaj; [2014]
    Keywords : Civil Society; Argentina; Civil Society Organizations; Non-governmental organizations; Monitoring; Vitalization; Minor Field Study; Consolidation; Larry Diamond;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine and analyze different components of the Civil Society in Argentina. Predominantly, two components are at focus: the monitoring process and the vitalization of democracy through the Civil Society. The method conducted to fulfill the purpose of this thesis has been a qualitative approach. READ MORE

  4. 4. ¡Que se vayan todos, que no quede ni uno!

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Emanuel Alvarez; [2010]
    Keywords : Social Movements; Neo-Liberalism; Political Opportunity; Mobilization; Cultural Framing; Argentina; Argentinazo; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Argentina went into a financial crisis in 2001, later in the 19-20th of December the same year, the streets of Buenos Aires were filled with violent protests from thousands of people, angry and upset over a policy, which stopped cash withdrawals from their bank accounts. The movement that developed is referred to as the Argentinazo movement and consisted of people from varying social backgrounds of the Argentine society. READ MORE

  5. 5. Ignorance is Bliss? Tracing the Process of Democratic Transition in Argentina with a Gender Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Josefin Pehrson; [2009]
    Keywords : Democratic transition; women’s movements; Latin America; Argentina; gender perspective; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : This bachelor thesis focuses on the democratic transition in Argentina in the begin¬ning of the 1980s and aims to expose several variables within this political develop¬ment by using a method of process tracing. What many scholars have failed to notice is the role that women's movements in Latin America have had in this process. READ MORE