Zachariah Mampilly: How protest is redefining democracy around the world
Zachariah Mampilly: Como os protestos estão redefinindo a democracia ao redor do mundo
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by the democratic process.
com o processo democrático.
que votar todos os anos
from their daily challenges
are redefining democracy
estão recriando a democracia
de "democracia de protesto".
and academic experts
multiparty electoral competition.
periódica, eleitoral e multipartidária.
about elites competing at the ballot box.
acerca de elites brigando pelo voto.
engage in every day.
about democratic action.
sobre ações democráticas.
is no longer adequate
não é mais adequado
to give it a renewed meaning.
ressignifica a democracia.
are increasingly taking to the streets
cada vez mais tomando as ruas
have often been at the forefront
sempre estiveram na vanguarda
to those of who think
para quem pensa
Africans engage in politics
aderirem à política
are taking to the streets
jovens estão tomando as ruas
nonviolent action.
mais eficientes.
talking to African activists,
conversando com ativistas africanos,
type of regime known to humanity.
de regime conhecidos.
the president from stealing a third term.
fraudasse um terceiro mandato.
against entrenched monarchies:
contra monarquias estabelecidas;
where this image was taken,
onde esta foto foi tirada,
the conditions for ordinary people.
as condições de vida do povo.
protest is not exceptional,
protestos não são uma exceção,
to challenge both dictators
para contestar desde ditadores
democracy itself,
contestam a própria democracia,
major waves of African protest,
through the third,
passando pela terceira,
in the 1940s and 1950s
a broad coalition in Ghana
uma ampla coalizão em Gana
for nonviolent movements globally.
de movimento não violento.
in the 1980s and 1990s
nas décadas de 1980 e 1990
that imposed harsh conditions
duras condições às economias africanas.
of autocratic regimes
os regimes autoritários
across the continent.
the shortcomings of the earlier two.
os erros das duas anteriores.
liberation but not democracy,
mas não democracia,
but only for the elites,
mas apenas para as elites,
with transforming democracy
like Y'en a Marre in Senegal,
como "Y'en a Marre" no Senegal,
in the Democratic Republic of Congo,
na República Democrática do Congo,
conventional nongovernmental organizations
das organizações não governamentais comuns
and political system itself,
e o próprio sistema político,
like LUCHA's Fred Bauma
como Fred Bauma do "LUCHA"
from the international community.
da imprensa internacional.
from some of the data we collected.
pelos dados que coletamos.
you'll recognize that in 2011,
notará que em 2011,
of this broader wave.
have been successful.
foram bem-sucedidos.
in Tunisia and in Egypt,
da Tunísia e do Egito,
presidents from stealing third terms
que presidentes fraudassem
em Senegal, Malauí e Burkina Faso.
and Burkina Faso as well.
Africa is both the youngest
between the people and their rulers.
entre o povo e seus governantes.
have been growing for over a decade now,
cresceram por mais de uma década,
is trickling down.
are actually decreasing,
na indústria estão caindo,
for people to eke out a living.
a única forma do povo se sustentar.
are increasingly disconnected
cada vez mais se afastam
in good jobs for good wages
com bons salários
the hallmark of an advanced society;
de uma sociedade avançada;
political parties by elites
políticos pelas elites
out of civil society
da sociedade civil,
to ordinary people;
that no matter what you do,
não importa o que se faça,
to the global economy
à economia global
to levels unseen in decades.
os menores em décadas.
to exclusionary nationalism,
ao nacionalismo excludente,
rather than the powerful.
and Western Europe consider to be new
e europeus consideram novidade
of African life since the 1970s.
in resistance to these conditions
a estas condições há tanto tempo?
from African protest democracy?
com a democracia de protesto?
with ordinary people.
has led to widespread disillusionment.
levou à desilusão.
ordinary people in democratic life.
no centro da vida democrática.
sexuality, your gender,
able-bodied or disabled,
com ou sem deficiência,
by rigid electoral cycles.
ao ciclos eleitorais.
immediate form of action
mais imediata de ação
podem ser caóticos,
and contested processes,
uma organização incompleta.
to dismiss protests as riots
os protestos do motins
of limited political utility.
uma utilidade política limitada.
protests as elementary to democracy.
os protestos como vitais à democracia.
social movements
os movimentos sociais com violência
new political imaginations may emerge.
ideias políticas podem surgir.
outside the lines,
to rewrite the rules of the game
reescrever as regras do jogo,
are stacked against them.
have grown up in societies
cresceram em sociedades
has ruled their entire lives.
for new possibilities to emerge,
em que podem surgir possibilidades,
to discover their own power.
descobrem sua própria força.
of my friend Linda Masarira,
against the Mugabe regime in Zimbabwe.
contra o regime de Mugabe no Zimbábue.
as she told me a few months ago,
como me contou há alguns meses,
of meaning and direction.
de significado e direção.
que as chances estão contra ela,
young African activists,
jovens ativistas africanos
elections and political parties.
e partidos políticos.
beyond what we are told is possible.
além do que aprendemos ser possível.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Zachariah Mampilly - Political scientistZachariah Mampilly is an expert on the politics of both violent and non-violent resistance.
Why you should listen
Zachariah Mampilly has lived, worked and studied in Africa, South Asia and North America. An expert on the politics of both violent and nonviolent resistance, he is the author of Rebel Rulers: Insurgent Governance and Civilian Life during War (2011), based on extensive fieldwork in rebel-controlled zones of Congo, Sri Lanka and South Sudan. His 2015 book, Africa Uprising: Popular Protest and Political Change (with Adam Branch), examines the ongoing Third Wave of African protest and provides an inside look at recent movements in Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda and Sudan.
Mampilly writes widely on South Asian and African politics for a variety of publications, including Al Jazeera, The Hindu, The Washington Post, Foreign Affairs and N+1. He's a professor of political science and Africana studies at Vassar College in New York, and he spent 2012-2013 teaching at the University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, as a Fulbright Scholar.
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