Latin America and social conflict in the XXI century: Scenarios and discussions on the breakdown of the relationship between the State, market, and civil society

Abstract

In this paper, we review Latin American sociopolitical scenarios, taking into account the advances of the neoliberal approach and its relationship to social movements. We also highlight the discussions and consensus on collective action, social movements, and the so-called «crisis» of political parties. First, this work addresses the «national-social-popular,» or «sociopolitical,» matrix, which differentiates between the role of the State and the system of political representation used by the public, institutionalizing social demands and conflicts. Then, we examine how this matrix has been dismantled by the current scenario of Latin American’s «globalized postindustrial» society and now faces the proposal of a «market-centric» matrix in a «state-market-civil» society.