"Después de Evo… ¿qué?". Legitimación, práctica política y recomposición colonial en el liderazgo de Evo Morales
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Temas Sociales
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El denominado proceso de cambio boliviano -vigorosamente influenciado por la figura de Evo Morales Ayma, líder indígena que puso en práctica recursos sociales, políticos y simbólicos sucesivos para su legitimación- vislumbra hoy un panorama crítico, vacío de liderazgo e incertidumbre respecto del curso de la política boliviana. Para comprender esta realidad, en el presente artículo, se analiza el recorrido del proceso de legitimación del líder indígena, teniendo como elemento sustantivo su socialización ex-ante y ex-post de asumir como presidente de Bolivia y la práctica sociopolítica relacionada a su base (seguidores que lo apoyaron) principalmente indígena-campesina.
The so called "process of change" in Bolivia, vigorously influenced by the figure of Evo Morales Ayma, an indigenous leader who put into practice successive social, political and symbolic resources for its legitimation, today envisions a critical panorama, a vacuum of leadership and uncertainty with respect to the direction of Bolivian politics. In order to understand this reality, this article follows the indigenous leader's legitimization process, taking as a substantive element his ex-ante and ex-post socialization as president of Bolivia and his socio-political practice with respect to his grass roots (followers who supported him), mainly indigenous-peasants.
The so called "process of change" in Bolivia, vigorously influenced by the figure of Evo Morales Ayma, an indigenous leader who put into practice successive social, political and symbolic resources for its legitimation, today envisions a critical panorama, a vacuum of leadership and uncertainty with respect to the direction of Bolivian politics. In order to understand this reality, this article follows the indigenous leader's legitimization process, taking as a substantive element his ex-ante and ex-post socialization as president of Bolivia and his socio-political practice with respect to his grass roots (followers who supported him), mainly indigenous-peasants.
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No. 53
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Liderazgo político, movimiento indígena-campesino, recomposición colonial, poder político, movimientos sociales, legitimación política, Evo Morales, crisis social, crisis política, perfil político, habitus, identidad, Bolivia, Political leadership, indigenous-peasant movement, colonial recomposition, political power, social movements, political legitimation, Evo Morales, social crisis, political crisis, political profile, habitus, identity, Bolivia