Peru in Theory

Omar Awapara Franco, University of Texas at Austin, USAMaria Balarin, Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúValeria Biffi, Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúJelke Boesten, King's College London, UKEduardo Dargent, Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúPaulo Drinot, Institute of the Americas, University College London, UKDaniella Gandolfo, Columbia University, USAPaul Gootenberg, Stony Brook University, the State University of New York, USACecilia Perla, Brown University, USA José Carlos Orihuela, Pontificia Universidad Católica del PerúAlberto Vergara, University of Montreal, CanadaMatthias vom Hau, Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), Spain

• 1. Introduction; Paulo Drinot 2. The Fujimori Regime Through Tocqueville's Lens: Centralism, Regime Change and Peripheral Elites in Contemporary Peru; Alberto Vergara 3. Crossing Boundaries to Understand Change: Varieties of Developmental State Structures in Chile and Peru; José Carlos Orihuela 4. Theorising Encounters between Mining Companies and Local Populations: Using the Weapons of James C. Scott; Cecilia Perla 5. Huntington in Peru (Or Beware of Reforms); Omar Awapara Franco and Eduardo Dargent Bocanegra 6. Laclau's Theory of Hegemony: Between Socio-Cultural Politics and a Political Economy of Citizenship; Maria Balarin 7. The Street Sweeper and the Mayor: Transgression and Politics in Lima; Daniella María Gandolfo 8. Foucault in the Land of Incas: Sovereignty and Governmentality in Neoliberal Peru; Paulo Drinot 9. Mann in the Andes: State Infrastructural Power and Nationalism in Peru; Matthias vom Hau and Valeria Biffi 10. Inequality, Normative Violence and Livable Life: JudithButler and Peruvian Reality; Jelke Boesten 11. Afterword; Paul Gootenberg

“Drinot’s Peru in Theory is something ofa tour d’ force in the field of Peruvian studies, bringing together a range ofnew scholars to plumb the theories of the great theorists in order toilluminate various aspects of what sociologist José Matos Mar referred to asPeru Problema. … Peru in Theory stands out as a shining example of what can bedone with a similar approach for other country-specific cases.” (Peter F.Klaren, Journal of Latin American Studies, Vol. 48 (1), February, 2016)"In this superb collection, ten authors bring to bear the work of theorists ranging from Michel Foucault to Judith Butler to rethink two frustratingly pervasive characteristics of Peru: inequality and institutional flimsiness. This is not only an indispensableexamination of Peru, but also a wide-ranging and creative dialogue about the power and limitations of theory." - Charles Walker, University of California, Davis, USA"Thanks to Paulo Drinot for this book. I learned a great deal about Peru, about the relevant theorists, and, best yet, how to continue the process of better integrating theoretical universals with empirical particulars. It will teach Peru specialists and social theorists alike." - Miguel Angel Centeno, Princeton University, USA