Resistance to Violent Dictatorships in Latin America: The Factors That Affect Their Methods of Resistance
Date
2013
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Producer
Director
Performer
Choreographer
Costume Designer
Music
Videographer
Lighting Designer
Set Designer
Crew Member
Funder
Rehearsal Director
Concert Coordinator
Advisor
Moderator
Panelist
Alternative Title
Department
Haverford College. Department of Political Science
Type
Thesis
Original Format
Running Time
File Format
Place of Publication
Date Span
Copyright Date
Award
Language
eng
Note
Table of Contents
Terms of Use
Rights Holder
Access Restrictions
Haverford users only
Terms of Use
Tripod URL
Identifier
Abstract
Repressive tactics used by violent dictatorships in Latin America have been similar and yet the resistance movements against these regimes have taken widely different forms. The literature suggests that resistance to violent dictatorships should largely be violent, and yet there have been a number of nonviolent movements as well. What affects whether resistance to violent Latin American dictatorships is violent or nonviolent? This thesis will use violent dictatorships in Argentina and Guatemala to examine the factors that affect the likelihood of violent or nonviolent resistance. These factors include the relative cost of violent and nonviolent resistances, a factor not widely discussed in the literature, in conjunction with the effects of violent repression and the presence of disadvantaged ethnic populations. This thesis will examine these factors, analyzing how they interact with and shape resistance movements.