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Sorry for the Inconvenience, But They are Killing Us - A Case Study of the Ni Una Menos Protests’ Impact in Chile

Mårtensson, Ida LU (2018) SIMV07 20181
Graduate School
Department of Political Science
Education
Master of Science in Global Studies
Abstract
This thesis draws upon social movement theory to explore the impact of the Ni Una Menos protest in Chile. In October 2016 thousands of people took the streets of the capital Santiago to protest the wave of recent femicides in Chile. The Ni Una Menos protest gained widespread attention and mobilized activists from all divisions in the women’s movement.
The material of this case study was gathered through carrying out field work in Santiago. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with activists and stakeholders in the women’s movement in order to answer the research question; ”how do stakeholders and activists in the women’s movement in Chile perceive the impact of the Ni Una Menos protest?“
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This thesis draws upon social movement theory to explore the impact of the Ni Una Menos protest in Chile. In October 2016 thousands of people took the streets of the capital Santiago to protest the wave of recent femicides in Chile. The Ni Una Menos protest gained widespread attention and mobilized activists from all divisions in the women’s movement.
The material of this case study was gathered through carrying out field work in Santiago. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with activists and stakeholders in the women’s movement in order to answer the research question; ”how do stakeholders and activists in the women’s movement in Chile perceive the impact of the Ni Una Menos protest?“
A combination of the social movement approaches political opportunity structures, recourse mobilization and framing processes is used as the theoretical framework of the thesis. The narratives from the interviews were analyzed through a thematic analysis approach and centered around the strategies of the movement and how these were successful in the Ni Una Menos case. The findings of the study suggest that Ni Una Menos protests have been impactful as it managed to mobilize collective action, putting gender-based violence on the agenda and raising awareness of women’s rights issues. (Less)
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author
Mårtensson, Ida LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMV07 20181
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
social movements, political opportunity, resource mobilization, framing processes, Ni Una Menos
language
English
id
8948244
date added to LUP
2018-06-27 12:26:25
date last changed
2018-06-27 12:26:25
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  abstract     = {{This thesis draws upon social movement theory to explore the impact of the Ni Una Menos protest in Chile. In October 2016 thousands of people took the streets of the capital Santiago to protest the wave of recent femicides in Chile. The Ni Una Menos protest gained widespread attention and mobilized activists from all divisions in the women’s movement.
The material of this case study was gathered through carrying out field work in Santiago. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with activists and stakeholders in the women’s movement in order to answer the research question; ”how do stakeholders and activists in the women’s movement in Chile perceive the impact of the Ni Una Menos protest?“
A combination of the social movement approaches political opportunity structures, recourse mobilization and framing processes is used as the theoretical framework of the thesis. The narratives from the interviews were analyzed through a thematic analysis approach and centered around the strategies of the movement and how these were successful in the Ni Una Menos case. The findings of the study suggest that Ni Una Menos protests have been impactful as it managed to mobilize collective action, putting gender-based violence on the agenda and raising awareness of women’s rights issues.}},
  author       = {{Mårtensson, Ida}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Sorry for the Inconvenience, But They are Killing Us - A Case Study of the Ni Una Menos Protests’ Impact in Chile}},
  year         = {{2018}},
}