Las causas de las protestas pacíficas en América Latina

José Eduardo Jorge

doi:10.24215/16696581e425

Authors

José Eduardo Jorge Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social; Universidad Nacional de La Plata http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3596-1285

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/16696581e425

Keywords:

Protests, Democracy, Social movements, Latin America

Abstract

Latin America is experiencing an increasing social movement activity. The article examines the national level conditions and individual factors that explain peaceful protests in the region. After reviewing theories and previous research on protests in the world, the work tests the main causal hypothesis in the Latin American case developing multilevel or hierarchical linear regression models based on data from the Latinobarómetro survey and other political, economic and social indicators for 18 countries in the region. The main individual driver of peaceful activism is interest in politics, followed by a proxy for emancipative values and education level. The country’s levels of development and democracy and the degree to which the aforementioned values are widespread in society increase activism and amplify the impact of those individual drivers. The use of social media has a relevant influence. By itself, personal and political dissatisfaction has weak or insignificant effects. Latin American’s peaceful protests reflect the rise of empowered and more demanding citizens, as economic and human development advances in the region. Far from disturbing democracy, this process tends to deepen it.

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Author Biography

José Eduardo Jorge, Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social; Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Dirige el proyecto de investigación “Economía, Valores y Campañas en el Voto de los Argentinos. El Análisis de los Determinantes de la Conducta Electoral”, de la Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Dirigió asimismo los proyectos “La Cultura Política de la Democracia. Argentina y América Latina en Perspectiva Comparada Internacional” (UNLP, 2018-2019); “Cultura Política Argentina, Confianza Social y Valores Democráticos” (UNLP, 2016-2017), “Comunidad Cívica y Cultura Política en el Gran La Plata” (UNLP. 2014-2015), “Cultura Política y Medios de Comunicación en la Región del Gran La Plata” (UNLP, 2012-2013), “Comunicación y Cultura Política en el Gran La Plata” (UNLP, 2006-2008), “Medios, Ciudadanía y Democracia” (UNNOBA, 2011-2012) y “La Cultura Política en el Noroeste Bonaerense” (UNNOBA, 2008-2011). Titular del Seminario Comunicación y Cultura Política de la Facultad de Periodismo y Comunicación Social de la UNLP. Autor del libro “Cultura Política y Democracia en Argentina” (Edulp, 2010) y de numerosos artículos académicos sobre cultura política. Se ha desempeñado desde 1983 como consultor PNUD, periodista político, asesor en comunicación de instituciones públicas y director de encuestas de opinión

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