The Lessons of Bolivia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288002 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean-Paul Faguet (0000-0002-7188-0098, London School of Economics and Political Science, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 89-101 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2018.0065 |
| OpenAlex | W2897646260 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 19 |
Across the West, political-party systems are disintegrating from the bottom up, as economic and social changes cause them to loose their moorings in the major cleavages that defined politics throughout the twentieth century. The experience of Bolivia, where an underinstitutionalized politics disintegrated earlier and faster, may offer analytical hints about the larger future. In societies where industrial workers as a self-conscious group have dwindled, a left-right axis of political competition based on the opposition between workers and capital is probably doomed. Identity politics anchored in ethnicity, religion, and place will most likely replace it. This is dangerous for democracy, as identity politics revolves around exclusive categories and zero-sum games. The rise of identity clashes is a sad turn for the West that may forever change who we are
Capital (architecture · Competition (biology · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Ethnic group · Geography · Identity (music · Identity politics · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Party systems and voter alignments
The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America
Radical Democracy in the Andes
From Movements to Parties in Latin America
Building democratic institutions
An economic theory of democracy
Bolivia
The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of the World Order
Cleavage theory meets Europe’s crises
Organization and Labor-Based Party Adaptation
Latin America's Lost Illusions
Decentralizing for a Deeper, More Supple Democracy
Inside Revolutionary Parties
Electoral Reform, Regional Cleavages, and Party System Stability in Bolivia
Transformation from Below in Bangladesh
Social Movements, Party Organization, and Populism
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |