Cohesion and Fragmentation in Social Movements

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XVI

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2. Introduction

   • Ina Peters

   Pages 17-34

3. Theoretical Framework

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   Pages 35-57

4. Method and Procedures

   • Ina Peters

   Pages 59-77

5. Collective Action in the Amazon State of Pará

   • Ina Peters

   Pages 79-92

6. From Cohesion to Fragmentation: The Social Movement against Belo Monte

   • Ina Peters

   Pages 93-234

7. Evaluation, Conclusion and Outlook

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   Pages 235-256

8. Back Matter

   Pages 257-293

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Ina Peters analyzes how collective identities and collective action frames have contributed to the persistence and eventual fragmentation of the collective action against the Belo Monte Dam. Reconstructing the rationale of the conflict, Ina Peters addresses theoretical research gaps regarding the dynamics – particularly cohesion and fragmentation – in social movements. The study considers the influence of the regional context and the applicability of Western theories in non-Western case studies. It is based on primary data that was collected through semistructured interviews and analyzed in detail by means of a combined top-down and bottom-up procedure based on the grounded theory methodology.

• Wasserkraft / Hydropower
• Grounded Theory
• Brasilien / Brazil
• Indigene Völker / Indigenous peoples
• Amazonas / Amazon
• Übertragbarkeit von Theorien / traveling of concepts

• Akademie für Raumforschung und Landesplanung (ARL), Hannover, Germany

  Ina Peters

Ina Peters is head of research management at the Academy for Spatial Research and Planning (ARL). She was a research fellow at the GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies headed by Professor Detlef Nolte and a doctoral student of Professor Kai-Uwe Schnapp at Universität Hamburg.

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