Bulletin n. 3/2010 | ||
January 2011 | ||
Chong Natividad Gutiérrez |
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Indigenous Political Organizations and the Nation-State: Bolivia, Ecuador, Mexico | ||
in Alternatives: Global, Local, Political , Volume 35, n. 3, July-Sept. , 2010 , 259-268 | ||
The growing visibility of indigenous political organizations and activism in Latin America has a variety of claims and methods to interrelate with the state and organized civil society. These claims are framed within the logic of development and state construction; thus, these political projects fueled by ethnic actors do not have a secessionist outlook. This article addresses the different types of ethnic conflict current in Latin America. It also discusses the practical experience of implementing rights of autonomy. By highlighting the frequent types of ethnic conflict and their prevalence, the author looks forward to proposing a comparative model to explain the different routes taken by the construction of an inclusive, plurinational state led by ethnic actors. The article derives its analysis from the data bank of indigenous organizations, ORGINDAL. | ||