Localizing Rebellion

What is it about?

Social movements interact constantly with other social actors. This interaction happens in different logics, especially, the interplay between globalization and localization. Global concepts or actions are adapted to the local logic and local concepts can be translated in global logics. This is something that marked the development of the indigenous movement in Ecuador. At several point in time, they could appropiate concepts and practices from global actors, especially, actors that could be understood as international development agencies in a broad sense. This movement also could globalize some of their local concepts, the most famous being Buen Vivir or Sumak Kawsay.

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Why is it important?

While social movements are always local, they generally also interact with the global level. This text makes this interaction visible and can, therefore, be a step to overcome methodological nationalism.