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We are witnessing a worldwide resurgence of reactionary ideologies and movements, combined with an escalating assault on democratic institutions and structures. Nevertheless, most studies of these phenomena remain anchored in a methodological nationalism, while comparative research is almost entirely limited to the Global North. Yet, authoritarian transformations in the South — and the struggles against them — have not only been just as dramatic as those in the North but also preceded them, and consequently have been studied by Southern scholars for many years.
This volume brings together the work of more than 15 scholar-activists from across the Global South, combining in-depth studies of regional processes of authoritarian transformation with a global perspective on authoritarian capitalism.
With a foreword by Verónica Gago.
Frontmatter 1
Contents 5
Preface 7
Foreword 9
Introduction 13
Embedded Authoritarianism 25
Hindu Majoritarianism and Authoritarian Shifts in the Age of Informational Capitalism in India 41
Right-Wing Authoritarianism Against Nature 57
Neoliberal Authoritarian Urbanism 77
Authoritarian Neoliberalism from Below 99
Reconfiguration of the Regime of Impunity and Authoritarian Statecraft in Turkey 119
Anti-feminist Meeting Points in Latin America 139
Exploring the Colonial and Apartheid Roots of Urban Authoritarianism in Postapartheid South Africa 159
(Re)Thinking Authoritarianism in Democracy 179
Authoritarianism and Developmentalism Framing 'Progressive' Governments in Mexico and Argentina 197
Agrarian Neoliberalism, Authoritarianism, and the Political Reactions from below in Southern Africa 219
Factors of Resilience and Constraint in the Myanmar Resistance Movement 239
Contentions and Contradictions 261
Production of Activism under Authoritarianism 281
Contributors 297