Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
Spring 4-3-2020
Publication Title
Willingness to Protest over Resource Extraction in Latin America
Department
Political Science and Sociology
College/School
College of Humanities and Fine Arts
Abstract
Protests over resource extraction have increased in Latin America in recent years. However, significant variation exists in the region in terms of citizen’s willingness to protest against resource extraction. We argue that this variation is based on the interaction of factors at both the individual and state levels. Individual-level characteristics, such as social engagement, influence the likelihood of protest activity. State-level characteristics, such as the quality of governance, also present opportunities for engaged individuals to challenge resource extraction. Following political mediation theory, we argue that collective action strategies are likely to be more productive in some political contexts than in others. Thus socially engaged citizens in high quality governance environments are more willing to participate in protests over resource extraction vis-a-vis their counterparts in low-quality governance settings. We utilize survey data and state-level governance data across Latin America to determine why some individuals are willing to demonstrate against resource extraction while others are not.
Recommended Citation
Arce, Moisés, Marc S. Polizzi, and Bryce W. Reeder. 2020. "Willingness to Protest over Resource Extraction in Latin America." The Extractive Industries and Society 7(2): 716-728.
Comments
This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Elsevier in The Extractive Industries and Society in April 2020, available online: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exis.2020.03.005