1st Edition

The Political Psychology of Social Unrest in Latin America

284 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

284 Pages 17 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The Political Psychology of Social Unrest in Latin America is a unique collection of research and writings by Latin American scholars. It explores the social, psychological, and political factors of the recent turmoil in Latin American countries. From the impeachment demonstrations in Brazil, student movements in Chile, and massive demonstrations in Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador,... Read more

01. The Ideological Underpinnings of Distributive Unfairness Evaluations: Evidence from Latin America Between 1997 and 2020 - Efraín García-Sánchez, Juan Diego García-Castro, Martin Venegas and Juan Carlos Castillo

02. Political Cynicism and its relationship with the Approval of Institutions in a context of high salience of corruption in Peru - Agustín Espinosa, Hernán Chaparro, Laura Amaya and Manuel Pacheco

03. Rethinking the liaisons between social mobilization and political representation in the21st century: a conceptual proposal - Ana Natalucci and Juan Pablo Ferrero

04. Trends of Right-Wing Authoritarianism in Brazil before and after the election of Bolsonaro - Felipe Vilanova, Damião Soares Almeida-Segundo, Angelo Brandelli Costa

05.  The political participation of Latin American school-age students: resources, political attitudes, and civic learning opportunities - Daniel Miranda, Juan Carlos Castillo, Kevin Carrasco and Anaís Herrera-Leigthon

06. Collective action in Chile prior and after the 2019’s social outbreak: the central role of socio-psychological factors in promoting social change - Roberto González, María Chayinska, Alejandro Plaza-Reveco and Pía Carozzi

07. Social beliefs and emotional orientations about social protest in ordinary citizens in six cities of Colombia - Juan David Villa Gómez, Mónica Alzate, Juan José Iral, Daniela Barrera and Eliana María Urrego

08. Predictors of individual participation in social protest actions in Ecuador in the period 2018-2021 - Marcos Zumárraga-Espinosaa and Carlos Reyes-Valenzuela

09. Social Mobilization in Bolivia: Modeling 21f-Protest Motives and Satisfaction With Conflict Results - Eric Roth, Dayanne Orellana, María Fernanda García, David Sirlopú and Huseyin Cakal

10. Collective effervescence and positive emotions in the 8M march and its effects on solidarity, efficacy and feminist identity - Laura N. Alfaro - Beracoechea, Manuel L. Ibarra – Espinosa and Hiram Reyes – Sosa

11. Social unrest in contemporary Ecuador: lessons for psychologists - Manuel Capella

12. Summary and Conclusions - Vanessa Smith-Castro, David Sirlopú & Huseyin Cakal

Biography

Hüseyin Çakal is Assistant Professor in Social Psychology at Keele University, UK, where he runs the Intergroup Relations and Political Psychology (Inter-Pol) Lab.

David Sirlopú is Associate Professor at Universidad San Sebastián, Concepción, Chile. His academic interests are intergroup relations, acculturation, respect and tolerance, and subjective well-being.

Vanessa Smith-Castro earned her Ph.D. in Social Psychology from Philipps-Universität Marburg (Germany). She is full professor at the Institute for Psychological Research of the University of Costa Rica.