Origins of the September 23 Communist League

The analysis of armed movements that took place in the 1970’s has been dominated by struturalist explanations, plagued by essentialism. That is to say, actors have been attributed with many different qualities. However, even though structural analysis has provided important elements to understand th...

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Autores: Gamiño Muñoz, Rodolfo, Toledo González, Mónica Patricia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Espiral Estudios sobre Estado y Sociedad
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:espiral.cucsh.udg.mx:article/903
Acceso en línea:http://espiral.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/EEES/article/view/903
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Armed movement
structure
agency
relational perspective
contentious politics
Movimiento armado
estructura
agencia
perspectiva relacional
política contenciosa.
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Sumario:The analysis of armed movements that took place in the 1970’s has been dominated by struturalist explanations, plagued by essentialism. That is to say, actors have been attributed with many different qualities. However, even though structural analysis has provided important elements to understand this phenomenon, it has also resulted in a static image. Because of this we have opted for a relational perspective in this article, in particular the concept of contentious politics, and the use of elements such as dynamism and continuity allow us to understand from another viewpoint the origin of and armed group in Guadalajara.