Indigenous knowledge and constitutional changes in Bolivia

Authors

  • Laura Marquesan Eschberger Universidad de Buenos Aires

Abstract

Latin America is one of the regions with the highest indigenous population, however, they still have little political representation and access to basic rights. In this sense, it is sought to analyse the case of Bolivia, the first country to elect an indigenous president and to implement a Plurinational State, changing the structural basis of their society. The resistance of the indigenous population challenges the traditional definition of citizenship and so the neoliberal paradigm. The indigeneity is a fundamental element to understand the process of politicization of the indigenous identities and their interactions with the State. Furthermore, this paper aims to critically review, through a postcolonial reading, how this ethnic and cultural recognition have changed the political chart and how it could be seen as an example of intercultural dialogue, ressignifing the marginal position of those populations. The methodology used is going to be a bibliographical research, with a majority of latin american intellectuals.

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2021-01-26

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