Indigenous Peoples, Neo-liberal Regimes, and Varieties of Civil Society in Latin America

Author: Fischer, Edward F.

Source: Social Analysis, Volume 51, Number 2, Summer 2007 , pp. 1-18(18)

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Emerging from the convergence of neo-liberal reforms, democratic openings, and an increase of interest in indigenous issues among international organizations, the growth of civil society in recent years has dramatically altered the political-economic landscape of Latin America. For a number of Latin American indigenous causes, civil society's surge in importance has been empowering, allowing access to funds, national and international attention, and in some cases increases in de facto and de jure autonomy. At the same time, the rise in the importance of civil society goes hand in hand with the rise of neo-liberal political and economic reforms that threaten the material bases of indigenous culture and expose populations to the vagaries of private funding. In this way, civil society also serves as an arena for neo-liberal forms of governmentality.

Keywords: CITIZENSHIP; CIVIL SOCIETY; ETHNIC MOVEMENTS; GOVERNMENTALITY; IDENTITY POLITICS; INDIGENOUS RIGHTS; LATIN AMERICA; NEO-LIBERALISM

Document Type: Editorial

DOI: 10.3167/sa.2007.510201