301272 Experiences of radical democracy in the Americas (S) (SoSe 2022)

The multiple processes of exclusion, authoritarian practices, and contexts of violence in the American double continent are repeatedly countered by communitarian practices that can be linked to ideas of radical democracy. Zapatismo, Landless Workers Movement, CRAC-PC, Marea Verde, etc. initiate and accompany transformational processes and are in constant tension with institutional order. We trace the historical development of the emancipatory content of these movements and also focus on current phenomena of protest. Taking into account a decolonial perspective, we create dialogues between the experiences of local and transregional projects of "contestation" and notions or concepts of radical democracy.

This seminar will be taught in English.
For Spanish literature, English translations will be provided.

Bibliography

• Montambeault, Francoise (2016): The Politics of Local Participatory Democracy in Latin America. Stanford.
• Sierra, María Teresa et al. (Eds.) (2013): Justicias indígenas y Estado. Mexico City.
• Kaltmeier, Olaf et al. (Eds.) (2020): Handbook of Political Economy and Governance of the Americas. New York.
• Comtesse, Dagmar et al. (Eds.) (2019): Radikale Demokratietheorie: Ein Handbuch. Berlin