Changing Repertoires and Partisan Ambivalence in the New Brazilian Protests. (16th March 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: ALONSO, ANGELA; MISCHE, ANN
• Other Names: Guzman‐Concha Cesar guestEditor.
• Is Part Of: Bulletin of Latin American research. Volume 36:Number 2(2017)
• Page Start: 144
• Page End: 159
• Publication Date: 2016-03-16
• Subjects: Brazilian protests -- cycles of protest -- partisanship -- political performances -- repertoire of contention; Latin America -- Periodicals; 980.03805; 980
• DOI: 10.1111/blar.12470
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0261-3050

Abstract

Abstract : This article analyses the June 2013 wave of political protests in Brazil, highlighting student movement participation. We make three arguments. First, this was not a single student movement, but a cycle of protest, consisting of many different actors, issues, and forms of demonstration. Second, protesters built what we call hybrid performances, drawing on three repertoires of contention: socialist, autonomist and patriotic. Third, the protests presented a strong rejection of political parties, problematising the relationship between social movements, political parties, and institutional politics.