The social dynamics of brazil’s rural landless workers movement: ten hypotheses on successful leadership

Authors

  • James Petras
  • Henry Veltmeyer

Abstract

This essay begins with an exposition of what the authors call
New Sociopolitical Peasant Movements (NSPM) in Latin
America, their dynamics and the class and social character of
their leadership, to finally arrive to the analysis of the rural
landless workers movement in Brazil, considered the most
dynamic movement in Latin America. The main discussion is
focussed to the success of the Brazilian movement, with reference
to its leadership. This leadership is analysed throughout ten
hypotheses which are constructed in order to interpret field
data and demonstrate the importance of the relationship between
leaders and their commiment with the movement and the specific
struggle actions.

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2003-03-03

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Petras, J., & Veltmeyer, H. (2003). The social dynamics of brazil’s rural landless workers movement: ten hypotheses on successful leadership. Agricultura, Sociedad Y Desarrollo, 1(1), 1–19. Retrieved from https://www.revista-asyd.org/index.php/asyd/article/view/1024

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2004): Agricultura Sociedad y Desarrollo

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