ABSTRACT The Indian economic and political systems have recently opened up for increased foreign investments, which has resulted also in new forms of popular resistance. This article analyzes the campaign launched against the Coca-Cola-Company in Plachimada, Kerala, India, which in 2004 resulted in the closure of its bottling factory after accusations of water depletion and pollution. The analysis in the article is based on the theoretical concept “political opportunity” and concludes that the decision to close the plant was the result of an efficiently run popular campaign based on a tightly knit group of local activists, held together by a tribal identity. Vital for the success was also the help the group attracted by national and international civil society support groups and media, as well as the link between both media and civil society towards the political parties and the state.

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印度的公民社会与政治抗议——喀拉拉邦的可口可乐案例

摘要 印度经济和政治体系最近为增加外国投资而开放，这也导致了新形式的民众抵制。本文分析了针对位于印度喀拉拉邦普拉奇马达的可口可乐公司发起的运动，该公司于 2004 年因水资源枯竭和污染的指控而关闭其装瓶厂。文章中的分析基于“政治机会”这一理论概念，并得出结论，关闭工厂的决定是基于由部落身份团结在一起的紧密团结的当地激进分子团体有效开展的大众运动的结果。成功的关键还在于该团体受到国家和国际民间社会支持团体和媒体的帮助，