Politics and conflict in Bolivia

The mass mobilizations of the early 2000s that helped bring Evo Morales and his party to power raised expectations for the (re)incorporation of popular sectors, peasants, and indigenous peoples in the political arena. This article analyzes why in his second government (2010-2014) this expectation ga...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Silva, Eduardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Ecuador
Institución:Universidad Andina Simón Bolivar
Repositorio:Revista Comentario Internacional
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.uasb.edu.ec:article/61
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/61
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Movimientos sociales
Bolivia
Evo Morales
MAS
partidos políticos
políticas de Estado.
Social movements
political parties
public policies
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Sumario:The mass mobilizations of the early 2000s that helped bring Evo Morales and his party to power raised expectations for the (re)incorporation of popular sectors, peasants, and indigenous peoples in the political arena. This article analyzes why in his second government (2010-2014) this expectation gave way to deepening conflict with movements that had helped him win the presidency. It argues that the inevitable setting of policy priorities generated strong tensions in the government’s heterogeneous social coalition forged during anti-neoliberal mobilization.