Latin American Geopolitics

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   • César Álvarez Alonso, José Ignacio Hernández

   Pages 1-12

3. Mercosur and the Pacific Alliance Convergence: Building a Level Labor Playing Field Across Latin America

   • Mauro Pucheta, César Álvarez Alonso

   Pages 13-55

4. Movement of People in the Pacific Alliance: The Chilean Case

   • Lorena Oyarzún-Serrano

   Pages 57-82

5. Preserving Domestic Autonomy: Weak Migration Laws and the Mercosur Strategy of Limited Integration

   • Gabriel Cepaluni, Karina L. Pasquariello Mariano, Marcelo Passini Mariano

   Pages 83-107

6. Building Territories in Urban Settings: Family Networks of Indigenous Peoples in Argentina’s Hinterland

   • Claudia Salomon Tarquini

   Pages 109-131

7. Theoretical and Methodological Contributions of Social Mobilization in the Context of Globalization: A Case Study of Mexico 2010–2015

   • Mary Luz Alzate Zuluaga

   Pages 133-166

8. Irregular Immigrants and the Use of Technology in Tapachula, Chiapas

   • Evelyn Téllez Carvajal, Dora Elia Ramos Muñoz, Ramón Abraham Mena Farrera

   Pages 167-189

9. Migrant Agricultural Laborers in Mexico: Transforming the Marginal Consciousness Through Education

   • Elena Anatolievna Zhizhko

   Pages 191-218

10. Correlation Between Violence and Forced Migration

    • Jorge A. Lopez

    Pages 219-234

11. A Critical Approach in the Context of Chilean Forestry Cities

    • Enrique Aliste, Marcela Salgado, Daniela Cea

    Pages 235-252

12. Conclusions

    • César Álvarez Alonso, José Ignacio Hernández

    Pages 253-267

This edited volume analyzes how migration, the conformation of urban areas, and globalization impact Latin American geopolitics. Globalization has decisively influenced Latin American nationhood and it has also helped create a global region with global cities that are the result of the urbanization process. Also, globalization and migration are changing Latin America's own vision as a collective community. This book tackles how migration triggers concerns about security, which lead to policies based on the protection of borders as a matter of national security. The contributors argue that economic regionalization-globalization promotes changes in the social and economic geography which refer to social phenomena, the dynamic of social classes and their spatial implications, all of which may impact economic growth on the region. The project will appeal to a wider audience including political scientists, scholars, researchers, students and non-academics interested in Latin American geopolitics.

  

      

• Latin America
• Geopolitics
• Migration
• Globalization
• Development
• latin american politics
• urban politics

“This book is an indispensable tool for faculty, researchers, students and readers in general seeking to thoroughly learn about migration in the region and its consequences. The book provides a strong review of the main trends in the globalization process that the region is experiencing. It also weaves together theoretical and empirical aspects that help better understand problems and casuistry related to migration such as crime, labor relations and social exclusion. Widely and deservedly praised as a major achievement in the field.” (Ivana Stradner, University of California Berkeley School of Law, USA)

“This is undoubtedly one of the most wide-ranging and thorough studies recently carried out about the migratory phenomenon in Latin America from an interdisciplinary perspective. It examines how it has reshaped its cities and the composition of its population. This outstanding book also addresses the legal and sociological challenges posed by migration within Latin American countries. The result is an over-encompassing piece, which is an essential tool for academics and policy experts that wish to delve into the complex and diverse reality of the region.” (Andrés Arias Astray, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain)

“Through a series of original and well-chosen contributions, this work offers a most valuable insight into the realities and complexities of contemporary migration in Latin America.  It explores skillfully the many different forms of migration, both legal and illegal, which exist in this region, as well as the numerous factors and different processes that explain these movements.  The book’s enlightened analysis represents a welcome and important contribution to the literature on this subject.” (JohnTuppen, Urban Planning and Geography Institute, Université Grenoble-Alpes, France)

• Harvard Law School, Institute for Global Law and Policy, Cambridge, USA

  César Álvarez Alonso

• Harvard Kennedy School, Center for International Development, Cambridge, USA

  José Ignacio Hernández

César Álvarez Alonso is Visiting Researcher at the Institute for Global Law and Policy at Harvard Law School, USA.

José Ignacio Hernández is Visiting Researcher at the Center for International Development at Harvard Kennedy School, USA.

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