Honduran Political Culture and Ambivalent Experiences During the Outbreak and Immediate Aftermath of the 2009 Coup

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  • Jordan Daniel Levy Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Pacific Lutheran University

Keywords:

Honduras; coup d’état; political culture

Abstract

Following the June 2009 military coup Hondurans have experienced a deepening of coup-installed governance projects on the one hand, and a robust anti-coup ‘resistance’ movement and new political party that aim to challenge the status quo by re-founding state and society on the other. While the anti-coup movement has undergone numerous transformations and now encompasses various sectors of Honduran society, this article explores the reasons why it did not always conjure such broad support – even among those who vehemently disagreed with the ousting. Based on ethnographic research in the southern Department of Valle directly before the coup and during its outbreak, this paper demonstrates the ambivalence many Hondurans felt toward the emerging resistance movement as they focused primarily on meeting basic subsistence needs and navigating daily life under the de facto regime in a non-central region of the country.

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Published

2020-05-08

How to Cite

Levy, J. D. (2020). Honduran Political Culture and Ambivalent Experiences During the Outbreak and Immediate Aftermath of the 2009 Coup. A Contracorriente: Una Revista De Estudios Latinoamericanos, 17(3), 227–254. Retrieved from https://acontracorriente.chass.ncsu.edu/index.php/acontracorriente/article/view/1805

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