Populist Multiculturalism in the Andes

Balancing Political Control and Societal Autonomy

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6247239
AutoresCarla Alberti (0000-0002-0679-4716, autor de correspondencia)
Año2019
Volumen52
Número1
Páginas43-63
Fecha de publicación2019-10-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaComparative Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0010-4159 • E-ISSN: 2151-6227
EditorialComparative Politics CUNY (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.5129/001041519x15638217741734
OpenAlexW2969298025
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5

Radical populists in the Andes have combined a populist program and a multicultural agenda. However, while populism centralizes power in the hands of the leader and emphasizes the unity of the people, multiculturalism grants cultural rights that strengthen societal autonomy, generating an inherent tension between these two modes of incorporation. How are populist governments able to combine unity and fragmentation as well as centralization and autonomy? This article develops the concept of populist multiculturalism, focusing on the Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) in Bolivia, which has supported autonomy rights while simultaneously curtailing their implementation. Specifically, it examines the implementation of indigenous autonomous governments and prior consultation and the relationship between indigenous organizations and the ruling party. The article also extends this concept to Ecuador and Venezuela

Autonomy · Indigenous · Indigenous rights · Multiculturalism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Cultural and political discourse analysis · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Public Administration