Schwartz, Cassilde L.
(2009)
An Empty Zocalo: Democratization's Effect on Mobilization for Zapatismo.
Undergraduate Thesis, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Since the Zapatistas emerged on the national scene on January 1, 1994, they have been dependent on civil society's support to implement an agenda based on democracy and indigenous rights and to protect them from the Mexican military. Without massive mobilization from civil society, the Zapatista Movement has no influence in Mexican politics. Over the course of the movement, there have been periods in which this mobilization has been very high and effective and others in which it has been minimal to nonexistent. This paper seeks to find a variable that has consistently driven these changes in mobilization throughout the movement. The paper argues that Mexican civil society's changing perceptions of democracy between 1994 and 2006 is the independent variable driving mobilization. This is shown by tracing the fluctuations in both satisfaction with democracy in Mexico and fluctuations in mobilization.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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Status: |
Unpublished |
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Date: |
5 June 2009 |
Date Type: |
Completion |
Defense Date: |
16 April 2009 |
Approval Date: |
5 June 2009 |
Submission Date: |
23 April 2009 |
Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
Schools and Programs: |
David C. Frederick Honors College |
Degree: |
BPhil - Bachelor of Philosophy |
Thesis Type: |
Undergraduate Thesis |
Refereed: |
Yes |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Chiapas; EZLN; Mexico; Mobilization; Social Movements; Zapatismo; Civil Society; Democratization |
Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-04232009-222136/, etd-04232009-222136 |
Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:41 |
Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:42 |
URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/7573 |
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