Bolivia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23740487 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Waltraud Q Morales (University of Central Florida, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Pages | 1-7 |
| Publication date | 2015-12-30 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Wiley Blackwell Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity and Nationalism (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118663202.wberen527 |
| OpenAlex | W4252590168 |
| ISBN | 9781118663202 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Historically a country with a majority of indigenous and native peoples, Bolivia is progressively becoming a truly multicultural and multiracial society, with a predominately mestizo rather than Indian population. Indigenous resurgence and activism in the Andean region has culminated in the election of the country's first indigenous president and in a new constitution, which expands the rights of indigenous and native peoples. As a result, race and ethnicity have been incorporated more openly and comprehensively into civil society and conceptions of citizenship and national identity. Although being Indian is no longer a stigma or a ground for discrimination and exclusion, the social and political interplay of race and ethnicity remains complex. The “ethnopolitics”—or pro‐indigenous orientation—of President Evo Morales's government has advanced the social and political empowerment of previously marginalized ethnic groups. However, the focus on race and ethnicity has also displayed a potential for political manipulation and divisiveness.
Citizenship · Constitution · Ethnic group · Indigenous · Indigenous rights · Multiculturalism · Political science · Politics · Population · Race (biology) · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |