THE ZAPATISTAS AND THE NOTION OF ‘POWER’. CONTRADICTIONS AND DILEMMAS
This paper explores the notion of ‛power’ which is central to the movement initiated by the Zapatistas. By analysing the contradictions within the Zapatistas movement, it argues that the EZLN gradually seized the power of the Mexican State. Consequently, this paper considers three elements central t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Romanian Academy
2014-05-01
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| Series: | Revista Română de Sociologie |
| Online Access: | http://revista.acadsudest.ro/pdf-uri/nr.1-2-214/09-CParaschivescu.pdf |
| Summary: | This paper explores the notion of ‛power’ which is central to the movement initiated by the Zapatistas. By analysing the contradictions within the Zapatistas movement, it argues that the EZLN gradually seized the power of the Mexican State. Consequently, this paper considers three elements central to the EZLN: democracy versus anarchy, Zapatistas’ desire to change the world without taking power and finally the notions of autonomy and inclusion. This paper therefore questions the notion of autonomy within the Zapatistas movement which refers to isolation rather than integration by considering examples from the education and health sectors |
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| ISSN: | 1224-9262 |