Indigenous Peasant ‘Otherness’: Rural Identities and Political Processes in Bolivia |
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Authors: | LORENZA B. FONTANA |
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Affiliation: | University of Sheffield, , UK |
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Abstract: | Since Morales's election, rural movements have become the new protagonists of Bolivian politics. Previous analyses have emphasised their active role in shaping national politics, often focusing on those organisations as a compact block. However, their relationship is marked by both cooperation and fragmentation. This article provides a narrative of Bolivian socio‐political history over the last 60 years, establishing four main phases of identitarian articulations/disarticulations. It demonstrates the high degree of interdependence and fluidity of ethnic and class identities, as well as their interconnections with the broader socio‐political context and the national legal and institutional changes. |
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Keywords: | articulation Bolivia collective identities indigenous peasant rural movements |
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