When Students Protest: Universities in the Global South

by Judith Bessant (Editor), Analicia Mejia Mesinas (Editor), Sarah Pickard (Editor)

Overview

This book analyses how generations of university and college students in the Global South have responded to issues such as problems in their own universities as well as standing up against violent military dictatorships, human rights abuses, oppressive poverty, foreign interference and the effects of neoliberal austerity regimes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786611826
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/29/2021
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Judith Bessant is a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) and a Professor at RMIT University, Australia. Analicia Mejia Mesinas is an Assistant Professor, Azusa Pacific University, California, USA.    Sarah Pickard is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher at Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, France.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Student Protest in the Global South: Introductory Essay, Judith Bessant, Analicia Mejia Mesinas and Sarah Pickard Chapter 2: Breaking Routines Towards Conservatism? The 2013 Protests in Brazil, Enzo Bello, Gustavo Capela and Rene José Keller Chapter 3: The Student Movement in Chile: Normalizing Protest and Opening Up Political Space, Sofía Donoso and Nicolás Somma Chapter 4: Defending Education: Student Resistance to the Educational National Assessment System in Chile, Pablo Santibanez-Rodriguez Chapter 5: Student Political Action and Activism in Contemporary Nigeria, Joseph Egwurube Chapter 6: (No) Right to Protest? Student Activism at Public Universities in India in the Modi Era, Nisha Thapliyal Chapter 7: ‘They’ve Completely Criminalised Us’: Interrogating Student Activism in the Tamil Diaspora, Meena Kandiah Chapter 8: #yosoy132: Indignation, Information and Pro-Democracy Activism in Mexico, 2011-2012, Lorna Zamora Robles Chapter 9: Student Activism: An Analysis from Mexico’s Southeast, Carlos De Jesús Gómez-Abarca

Editorial Reviews

This text is the third and final volume in the three-volume series When Students Protest. Volume 1 (CH, Mar'23, 60-2057) focuses on student protest among secondary-school students, volume 2 (CH, Jul'23, 60-3270) focuses on university student protests in the Global North, and volume 3 is especially important for highlighting the evolution of student protests and activism in the Global South. Some of the events highlighted are familiar, such as the student movements in Brazil or Chile; others, such as the student activism in the Tamil diaspora, might be new to readers. [Each] chapter is full of important narratives, statistics, and conclusions, including some information about how student activism has moved causes in one direction or another. This book, along with the other two volumes in the series, provides important historical context for present-day student activism. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals.” —Choice Reviews

From the Publisher

This text is the third and final volume in the three-volume series When Students Protest. Volume 1 (CH, Mar'23, 60-2057) focuses on student protest among secondary-school students, volume 2 (CH, Jul'23, 60-3270) focuses on university student protests in the Global North, and volume 3 is especially important for highlighting the evolution of student protests and activism in the Global South. Some of the events highlighted are familiar, such as the student movements in Brazil or Chile; others, such as the student activism in the Tamil diaspora, might be new to readers. [Each] chapter is full of important narratives, statistics, and conclusions, including some information about how student activism has moved causes in one direction or another. This book, along with the other two volumes in the series, provides important historical context for present-day student activism. Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals.

Choice Reviews