Citizenship and the State. Obligatory Military Service in Contemporary Bolivia

This article examines an institution which is central to sustaining racist, classist and patriarchal differentiated citizenship in Bolivia: obligatory military service. Through an analysis of the parliamentary debates that took place throughout 2008, during the first term in office of the governing...

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Autor: Cabezas Fernández, Marta
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Ecuador
Institución:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/1671
Acceso en línea:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1671
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Military service
civilizing state
parliamentary debate
legislation
differentiated citizenship
Movement towards Socialism
decolonization.
servicio militar
estado civilizatorio
debate parlamentario
legislación
ciudadanía diferenciada
Movimiento al Socialismo
descolonización
military service
Serviço militar
estado civilizatório
debate parlamentar
legislação
cidadania diferenciada
Movimento ao Socialismo
descolonização.
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Sumario:This article examines an institution which is central to sustaining racist, classist and patriarchal differentiated citizenship in Bolivia: obligatory military service. Through an analysis of the parliamentary debates that took place throughout 2008, during the first term in office of the governing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, this research reveals the effectiveness of the state legislation mandating obligatory military service in legitimizing and naturalizing processes of domination.