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The People’s Protest: An exploratory case study of drivers for heightened levels of protest in southern Peru during the 2022/2023 protests

Edmeades, Anna LU (2023) SIMZ11 20231
Graduate School
Abstract
This thesis explores the underlying reasons for recent protests in Peru that began after the ousting of
President Pedro Castillo in December of last year. The research is an explorative case study based
on the thematic analysis of news articles. By drawing on decolonial theory, social movement
theorising, as well as the concepts of identity and place, it examines the context of the protests and
the reasons for heightened levels of protest in the southern regions of the country.
The findings demonstrate that the high proportion of campesino communities in the south of
the country, the collective identity of Quechua and Aymara campesinos in particular, as well as
place-based grievances rooted in coloniality, are factors that have... (More)
This thesis explores the underlying reasons for recent protests in Peru that began after the ousting of
President Pedro Castillo in December of last year. The research is an explorative case study based
on the thematic analysis of news articles. By drawing on decolonial theory, social movement
theorising, as well as the concepts of identity and place, it examines the context of the protests and
the reasons for heightened levels of protest in the southern regions of the country.
The findings demonstrate that the high proportion of campesino communities in the south of
the country, the collective identity of Quechua and Aymara campesinos in particular, as well as
place-based grievances rooted in coloniality, are factors that have contributed to the heightened
levels of protest in this region. Furthermore, links to Bolivia are discussed in relation to the role
former Bolivian President Evo Morales may have had in the protests. The thesis concludes by
suggesting that further decolonial studies of social movements are needed in order to theorise non-
Western protest movements such as this one. (Less)
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author
Edmeades, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
course
SIMZ11 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Southern Peru, protest, identity, place, decoloniality
language
English
id
9125734
date added to LUP
2023-06-21 15:40:24
date last changed
2023-06-21 15:40:24
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  abstract     = {{This thesis explores the underlying reasons for recent protests in Peru that began after the ousting of
President Pedro Castillo in December of last year. The research is an explorative case study based
on the thematic analysis of news articles. By drawing on decolonial theory, social movement
theorising, as well as the concepts of identity and place, it examines the context of the protests and
the reasons for heightened levels of protest in the southern regions of the country.
The findings demonstrate that the high proportion of campesino communities in the south of
the country, the collective identity of Quechua and Aymara campesinos in particular, as well as
place-based grievances rooted in coloniality, are factors that have contributed to the heightened
levels of protest in this region. Furthermore, links to Bolivia are discussed in relation to the role
former Bolivian President Evo Morales may have had in the protests. The thesis concludes by
suggesting that further decolonial studies of social movements are needed in order to theorise non-
Western protest movements such as this one.}},
  author       = {{Edmeades, Anna}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{The People’s Protest: An exploratory case study of drivers for heightened levels of protest in southern Peru during the 2022/2023 protests}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}