Globalization of Contentious Politics

Dissertation Overview

This dissertation argues that Amazonian indigenous peoples organized via transnational networks due to the domestic blockages presented to them in their respective countries. Due to these blockages and the growing number of transnational political opportunity structures, such as national and international non-governmental organizations, multi-lateral development banks, and multinational corporations, indigenous peoples mobilized through transnational advocacy networks and eventually formed transnational social movement organizations.

Methodology and Case Studies

Through a comparative-historical analysis of five Ecuadorian Amazonian indigenous organizations, this work illustrates the processes of transnational collective action and its outcomes.