Degree Type
Honors Capstone Project
Date of Submission
Spring 5-1-2010
Capstone Advisor
Matt Cleary
Honors Reader
John Burdick
Capstone Major
International Relations
Capstone College
Citizenship and Public Affairs
Audio/Visual Component
no
Capstone Prize Winner
no
Won Capstone Funding
yes
Honors Categories
Social Sciences
Subject Categories
International and Area Studies | Latin American Studies
Abstract
This paper examines the extent to which La Otra Campaña (The Other Campaign) has succeeded in constructing anti-capitalist social coalitions in Mexico. Through a social movement theoretical lens, I analyze the dynamics of three distinct movements within La Otra: (1) the indigenous Zapatistas of Chiapas, (2) the CNUC, a campesino group from Tlaxcala, and (3) the Pancho Villas, an urban housing organization from Mexico City. Based on personal interviews, field notes, and participant observation, this paper compares the tactics and organizing techniques employed by each movement. It explores the ways in which the Zapatista project of “autonomy” has been appropriated in unique ways by the movements in Tlaxcala and Mexico City. Overall, I argue that although alliances have been built and allegiances strengthened, there remain various structural and ideological differences impeding La Otra’s progress and its ultimate goal to transform Mexico through the development of genuine grassroots democracy.
Recommended Citation
Williams, George J., "Zapatismo’s Otra Campaña: Its Efforts for Autonomy and the Construction of an Anti-Capitalist Social Coalition in Mexico" (2010). Honors Capstone Projects - All. 395.
https://surface.syr.edu/honors_capstone/395
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