Indigenous Movements and the Andean Dynamics of Ethnicity and Class: Organization, Representation, and Political Practice in the Bolivian Highlands

An analysis of the Andean dynamics of ethnicity and class in historical perspective with a focus on political institutions, decision making, and organizational structure at the communal and subregional levels reveals that, in the Andean context, ethnicity and class are inextricably linked in a socie...

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Published in:Latin American perspectives 2009-07, Vol.36 (4), p.101-125
Main Author: Pape, I. S. R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Andes
Bolivia
Class
Class Politics
Communities
Community structure
Cultural identity
Decision making
Democracy
Ethnic Identity
Ethnicity
Hierarchies
Highlands
Historical development
Identity Politics
Indigenous peoples
Indigenous Populations
Mayors
Native peoples
Organizational analysis
Organizational Structure
Organizations
Peasant class
Political institutions
Political representation
Polities
Representation
Social activism
Social classes
Social Movements
Socioeconomics
State-society relations
Studies
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Summary:An analysis of the Andean dynamics of ethnicity and class in historical perspective with a focus on political institutions, decision making, and organizational structure at the communal and subregional levels reveals that, in the Andean context, ethnicity and class are inextricably linked in a societal dynamic that is closely mirrored in the two main organizations representing indigenous people in the Bolivian highlands. As a result, the main differences in organization, representation, and decision-making patterns manifest themselves within organizations, between the higher and lower levels of the hierarchy, rather than between the two organizations. The two organizations cover the same social, economic, and cultural realities; they perform largely the same practical and symbolic functions and occupy the same position in relation to the state. At the communal and subregional levels, the functioning of authority, decision-making patterns, and organizational structures are highly similar in the two organizations, and so are their overarching organizational structures.
ISSN:0094-582X
1552-678X
DOI:10.1177/0094582X09338605