Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Preface xi
5. 1. Struggles for Justice in Latin America 1
6. Part One. Political Institutions, Rights, and Injustice
7. 2. Social Inequality, Civil Society, and the Limits of Citizenship in Latin America 35
8. 3. An Exception to Chilean Exceptionalism? The Historical Role of Chile’s Judiciary 64
9. 4. Presidential Crises and Democratic Accountability in Latin America, 1990–1999 98
10. Part Two. The Polity, the Social Contract, and Injustice
11. 5. The Vicious Cycle of Inequality in Latin America 133
12. 6. Perpetrators’ Confessions: Truth, Reconciliation, and Justice in Argentina 158
13. 7. Colombia: Does Injustice Cause Violence? 185
14. Part Three. Democratization: The Promise of Justice and Its Limitations
15. 8. Progressive Pragmatism as a Governance Model: An In-Depth Look at Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1989–2000 217
16. 9. Citizen Responses to Conflict and Political Crisis in Peru: Informal Politics in Ayacucho 233
17. Part Four. Ethnic Responses to Injustices
18. 10. Social Justice and the New Indigenous Politics: An Analysis of Guatemala, the Central Andes, and Chiapas 257
19. 11. The War of the Peace: Indigenous Women’s Struggle for Social Justice in Chiapas, Mexico 285
20. 12. Reflections on Remembrance: Voices from an Ixcán Village 313
21. List of Contributors 337
22. Index 341