Call for papers for special issue

Call for Papers for Special Issue

Authoritarianism, Popular Insurgencies, and Labor Movements in Latin America

Apuntes announces a new call for papers for its special issue "Authoritarianism, Popular Insurgencies, and Labor Movements in Latin America." The objective of this edition is to gather cutting-edge research on the actions of labor movements in contexts of insurgencies and strong activity of popular movements, as recently occurred in Chile, Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil.

We invite original research articles that explore the dynamics of authoritarianism, resistance, and labor movements in Latin America. We welcome theoretical, empirical, and comparative studies in Spanish, English, and Portuguese that address questions such as:

• How has the dynamics between labor movements unfolded in the described political conjuncture?
• What has been the role of unions and labor movements in the face of popular insurgencies and authoritarianism?
• How have they articulated with other social movements?
• How do their agendas intersect with other broader political and social agendas?
• Is it possible to observe changes in the way labor movements have positioned themselves in this new scenario, or have they remained in the forms in which they traditionally operate?

We appreciate interdisciplinary approaches and works that employ a variety of theoretical and methodological perspectives. Contributions should be between 6,000 and 10,000 words and adhere to the style guidelines of Apuntes.

Important Dates:

• Deadline for submission of full papers: September 30, 2023.
• Publication date: May 2024.

All contributions will undergo double-blind peer review. Please submit full articles through Apuntes' online submission system.

For any inquiries, please contact the guest editors Jörg Nowak, from the University of Brasilia (joerg.nowak@gmx.de), and Marco Santana, from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (marcosilvasantana@gmail.com).