https://doi.org/10.1177/0094582X20943883 LATIN AMERICAN PERSPECTIVES, Issue 234, Vol. 47 No. 5, September 2020, 62–78 DOI: 10.1177/0094582X20943883 © 2020 Latin American Perspectives 62 Routines of Interaction between Latin American Feminists and the State by Eduardo Moreira da Silva and Clarisse Goulart Paradis Translated by Luis Fierro Comparison of feminists’repertoires of interaction in four Latin American coun- tries—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile—reinforces the idea that these interactions may be contentious, collaborative, or even both. The proportions of each kind of interac- tion are influenced by the dominant political project of the state, the profile of the insti- tutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, the formal channels for participation, support for the feminist and gender agenda by presidents, and female presence in the legislature. A comparação de repertórios feministas de interação em quatro países da América Latina— Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil e Chile—reforça a ideia de que essas interações podem ser contenciosas, colaborativas ou até ambas. As proporções de cada tipo de inte- ração são influenciadas pelo projeto político dominante do estado, o perfil dos mecanismos institucionais para o avanço da mulher, os canais formais de participação, o apoio à agenda feminista e de gênero pelas presidentes e a presença feminina na legislatura. Keywords: Participation, Protests, Feminism, Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, Latin America The literature of social movements has sought to theorize the relationship between these actors and the state. While many studies have focused on con- tention and produced a very homogeneous view of these actors, some studies in Latin America have considered this relationship more deeply, examining areas of political participation, the social movement network, and the political projects in dispute (Abers and von Bülow, 2011; Dagnino, Olvera, and Panfichi, 2006). Abers and von Bülow have identified forms of interaction between social movements and the state that justify new approaches to social movement the- ory, among them efforts to influence public policy through participation and inclusion in the state apparatus, making the connections between civil society and political society more frequent and more complex than the previous litera- ture had envisioned. Eduardo Moreira da Silva is an adjunct professor and subcoordinator of the graduate program in political science at the Federal University of Minas Gerais. Clarisse Goulart Paradis is an adjunct professor at the University of International Integration of the Afro-Brazilian Lusophony and a researcher at FEMPOS. Luis Fierro is a translator living in the Miami area. 943883