Political Psychology of Social Unrest in Latin America

<p><i>The Political Psychology of Social Unrest in Latin America</i> is a unique collection of research and writings by Latin American scholars. It explores the social psychological and political factors of the recent turmoil in Latin American countries.</p><p>From the impeachment demonstrations in Brazil student movements in Chile and massive demonstrations in Costa Rica Peru Colombia Ecuador Bolivia and Mexico this edited volume analyses the underlying similarities and differences between these events through the lens of diverse research traditions methods and researchers. The book examines both actual inequalities and disadvantages as well as the role of perceptions of inequality and injustice. The authors also investigate the role of micro-processes such as cultural consumption in the family and the role of social psychological processes in historical Latin American unrest. By utilising leading approaches in social and political psychology and testing these approaches in the context of a very diverse and dynamic non-WEIRD (Western Educated Industrialized Rich and Democratic) societies the authors bring the communities and civilizations less studied by Western social psychologists to the international audience.</p><p>Focusing on how social and political processes unfold in different countries and providing insights into the psychological underpinnings of social unrest from a variety of perspectives this is an essential reading for students and researchers of psychology social political peace and cross-cultural psychology as well as political science and sociology.</p>