Enforcing Citizen Participation Through Litigation: Analyzing the Outcomes of Anti-Dam Movements in Brazil and Chile

IF 1.7 2区社会学 Q1 AREA STUDIES

Latin American Politics and Society Pub Date : 2023-05-26 DOI:10.1017/lap.2023.7

Marie-Sophie Heinelt, Valesca Lima

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In environmental politics, social movements play a crucial role, promoting participatory rights and confronting injustice, inequality, and the interests of the powerful. This article examines an underexplored topic in the literature on social movements, especially in Latin America: the use of litigation to force decisionmakers to comply with participatory formats, specifically in the course of opposition to hydroelectric dams. These projects often are destructive to the local environment and communities. This study examines four cases of environmental litigation that halted dam construction in Brazil and Chile, singling out causal pathways for successful collective action. It focuses on two dimensions of movement success: the implementation of participatory formats and the resulting cancellation of dam projects. In line with the joint effect model of social movement theory, the cross-case comparison of legal disputes shows that pursuing legal strategies in parallel to broad social mobilization and the support of institutional allies, can lead to successful outcomes.

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通过诉讼强制公民参与:分析巴西和智利反大坝运动的结果

在环境政治中，社会运动发挥着至关重要的作用，促进参与权利，对抗不公正、不平等和权势者的利益。本文探讨了社会运动文献中一个未被充分探讨的话题，特别是在拉丁美洲:利用诉讼迫使决策者遵守参与式形式，特别是在反对水力发电大坝的过程中。这些项目往往对当地环境和社区造成破坏。本研究考察了巴西和智利的四个环境诉讼案例，这些案例导致大坝建设停止，并找出了成功集体行动的因果途径。它侧重于运动成功的两个方面:参与式模式的实施和由此导致的水坝项目的取消。根据社会运动理论的联合效应模型，法律纠纷的跨案例比较表明，在广泛的社会动员和制度盟友的支持下，追求法律策略可以带来成功的结果。

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