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T)e !eo!le *)o make (! t)e alter lobal"sat"on movement& t)e movement actors& are "ntent"onall# !re'" (rat"ve o' t)e +ot)er *orl$,s-. t)e# *o(l$ l"ke to see ,!%/ "' one *ants to kno* *)at t)e alter lobal"sat"on movement "s 'or& one m(st look at *)at t)e alter lobal"sat"on movement $oes !%/

+a net*ork o' "n'ormal "nteract"ons 0 en a e$ "n a !ol"t"cal or c(lt(ral con'l "ct on t)e bas"s o' a s)are$ collect"ve "$ent"t#. ,1"an" 1992: 13

T)ere "s no s"n le +v"s"on.4+ oal.& no s"n le +a$versar#.& an$ no s"n le +"$ent"t#. ,c'% 5astells 1996& To(ra"ne 1978- s)are$ b# all movement actors% 9n$erstan$"n t)e alter lobal"sat"on movement no lon er rests on t)e +ne* soc"al movement. anal#t"cal cate or# o' +"$ent"t#. an$ t)e e:!lorat"on o' )o* "t "s constr(cte$ ,see 5astells 1996& To(ra"ne 1978-& b(t rat)er on !rocess ; *)ere !rocess "s a !ract"ce& a 'l ("$ act"on& an on o"n act"v"t#% 5onse<(entl#& I )a$ $"''erent levels o' en a ement *"t) t)e +'" el$. at var"o(s t"mes t)ro( )o(t m# researc)% At t"mes I *as com!letel# "mmerse$& *ork"n an$ l"v"n *"t) act"v"sts 2/ )o(rs a $a#& an$ at ot)er t"mes +'" el$*ork. cons"ste$ onl# o' o"n to a *eeken$ o' meet"n s or rea$"n ema"ls% +!art"c"!ant com!re)ens"on. ,"n Mosse 2002: 6-% M# role )as cont"n(o(sl# been a $o(ble role& *)ere I )ave not onl# been "nter!ret"n t)e c(lt(ral !ract"ces o' t)e alter lobal"sat"on movement& b(t )ave s"m(ltaneo(sl# been act"vel# "nvolve$ "n creat"n t)ese !ract"ces ,c'% Mosse 2002=(r"s ,2007b: 6-> $(r"n m# t"me "n t)e '" el$ *as %%%& collaborat"ve !rocess& *)"c) $eman$e$ o' me a !ol"t"call# en a e$ mo$e o' et)no ra!)"c researc).

?"nce access to man# movement s!aces "s ne ot"ate$ t)ro( ) $o"n & t)e more I $"$& t)e more connecte$ I became& an$ t)e more o!!ort(n"t"es arose to $o more an$ become more connecte$% M# ab"l"t# to take on man# $"''erent tasks *as $(e to certa"n sk"lls I )a$

soc"al movements are v"e*e$ +e<(all# an$ "nse!arabl# as str( *ell as mater"al con$"t"ons. ,Escobar 1992: 69-

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Establ"s)"n t)e s"te o' res"stance "n +$a"l# l"'e. allo*s ant)ro!olo "sts to !(t t)e"r (n"<(e sk"lls to (se b# 'oc(s"n on local"t#& *)"c) "s !res(mabl# *)ere +$a"l# l"'e. takes !lace% +$a"l# l"'e. "s central "n ant)ro!olo "cal anal#s"s o' soc"al movements +beca(se "t "s at t)"s level 0 t)at man# o' to$a#.s 'orms o' !rotest emer e an$ e:ert t)e"r "n'l (ence. ,Escobar an$ Alvare@ 1992a: /-