The Globalization of Contentious Politics : The Amazonian Indigenous Rights Movement.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Abbreviations -- CHAPTER ONE TRANSCENDING BORDERS, AN INTRODUCTION -- Contentious Collective Action -- MNCs as Actors in Transnational Contentious Collective Action -- The Changing Role of the State in the International System -- Central Themes -- Organization of the Project -- CHAPTER TWO A TRANSNATIONAL FRAMEWORK -- Framework for Analysis -- Intensity of Transnational Networks -- Research Design -- CHAPTER THREE HISTORICAL PRECURSORS -- The History of the Transnational Indigenous Rights Movement -- The Development of the Indigenous Organization in Ecuador -- The Role of the State -- Pre-Democratic Ecuador -- The Transition to Democracy -- The 1990 Uprising -- The 1993-1994 Uprisings -- Ecuador: Present and Future -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER FOUR TRANSNATIONAL ADVOCACY NETWORKS IN THE ECUADORIAN AMAZON -- Introduction -- Assumptions -- Framework for Analysis -- The Ecuadorian Amazon and Indigenous Peoples -- Indian Organizations of the Ecuadorian Amazon -- Overview of the Cases -- Phase I: Texaco (1972-1993) -- Phase I: Part II (The Initiation of Transnational Networks) -- Phase II: ARCO (1988-1999) -- Phase III: Oxy (1996-1999) -- Conclusions: The Future of Transnational Contentious Collective Action? -- CHAPTER FIVE TRANSNATIONAL SOCIAL MOVEMENTS: COICA AND THE COALITION FOR AMAZONIAN PEOPLES AND THEIR ENVIRONMENT -- Introduction -- Theoretical Framework -- Case Overview -- I. Organizational Structure-COICA -- II. The History of COICA -- III. Forming Transnational Political Strategies -- IV. Issues and Political Strategies -- Yanomamis in Brazil -- Ashaninkas in Peru -- Free Trade in the Americas -- Peace Between Peru and Ecuador -- Intellectual Property Rights -- Oil -- COICA as a Transnational Social Movement -- I. Organizational Structure-The Coalition.

II. History of the Coalition -- III. Issues and Political Strategies -- The Defense of Territories and Resources Working Group -- Sustainable Communities Working Group -- Collective Rights and International Policy Working Group -- IV. The Coalition as a Transnational Social Movement -- Conclusion -- CHAPTER SIX ANALYSIS AND CONCLUSIONS -- Introduction -- Social Movement Theory -- The Public/Private Debate -- The Emergence of Transnational Contentious Collective Action -- Impacts on Organization, Strategies, and Effectiveness -- Organization -- Mobilization -- Effectiveness -- The Effects of Transnational Contentious Collective Action -- Globalization and an International Society: Some Conclusions -- Appendix I: Interview List -- Appendix II: Explanation of the Methodology and Interview Process -- Appendix III: Interview Questions -- References -- Index.

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