The rise of Evo Morales and the MAS. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Sven Harten.
• Other Names: Harten, Sven
• Contents: Preface: A Journey Part I 1. Bolivia's Political HistoryCrisis of Representation in Bolivia From Revolution to Dictatorship to Transition: 1952 - 1978 Bolivian Nationalism - A Brief History Origins of Bolivian Nationalism The 1952 Revolution and the Nacionalismo Revolucionario Assimilationist Nation Democratic Institutions since Democratic Politics Coca: A brief Sketch of a Damned Holy Plant War on Drugs 2. Evo's Youth and UpbringingEvo Evo's University: Looking for Another Form of Democracy School of Democracy Relative Structurality of Signifiers: Origins of Evo Morales's Notion of the Nation 3. Rise of Coca Growers (Mid 1980s to Early 1990s)History of the Coca Growers' Movement Structuring Force of Society Internal Functioning Formalized Organizational Structure The Assemblies Type and Sequence of Meetings Leadership Coca Discourse: Defending the Sacred Leaf Uniting Heterogeneity in a Chain of Equivalence From Stigmatized Plant to Symbol of Sovereignty Part II 4. Morales's Political Instrument? The Creation of MAS (Early 1990s)Brief History of the 'Instrumento Político' MAS MAS: A Bottom-Up Perspective of the Party Movement-Cum-Party Old Wine in New Bottles or Really Something New? President Morales: a Product of the Reforms of his Adversaries? Long-term Grievances 5. Outside Challengers Rise Amidst Waves of Protests (1995-2002)Second Generation Reforms Party Politics - Where is the 'Silent Revolution'? Waves of Conflicts War on Drugs The Year 2000: a Turning Point? Guerra del Agua in 2000 Guerra del Gas or Octubre Negro 2003 Conclusion 6. MAS Rises to Political Dominance (2002-2005)Reaching Out to Other Social Movements Lack of Clear Structures: A New Form of Doing Politics? Institutionalizing Party Structures Opening the Party Lists Leadership Characteristics of Leaders Election of Candidates Organizational Problems 7. Compañero Evo: The Symbol of the Pluricultural PeopleThe People Who are The People? Mobilizing People to Become 'The People' The People and the Exercise of Power Construction of Identity The People' in Morales's Discourse Somos MAS, Somos el Pueblo Who Constitute 'the People' in Bolivia? Implications of the New Articulation of 'the People' Conclusion Part III 8. Bolivia´s First Indigenous President (2005-2010)Bolivia Under President Morales Morales: Nationalist and Populist? The Imagining of the Nation as 'Nation of Nations' The 'Plurinational' Nation Filling the 'Plurinational' Nation with Meaning What Holds the Diversity Together Imagining the Nation: Recovering its Sovereignty Imagining a 'Productive' Nation: Re-Thinking Development Dignity A New Imaginary of the Nation: Challenging Existing Power Relations 9. Refounding the State – The Foundational Promise of PopulismIntroduction Building a New State - What Had to Change? Recover and Refound the State The Target of Change: Defining the State Refounding the New State - Alternative Form of Modernity Principles of a New State Relationship Between Culture and the State The Path to Change: Asamblea Constituyente Great Expectations: Constituent Assembly as Collective Ritual Bolivia's New Constitution Analyzing the Role of the State Conclusion 10. Conclusion: The Difficult Road Ahead for President Morales and the MAS
• Publisher Details: London : Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 984.052092; Presidents -- Bolivia -- Biography; Bolivia -- Politics and government -- 2006-; Bolivia -- History -- 21st century
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781780321325; 1780321325
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