Graduation Year
2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Granting Department
Government and International Affairs
Major Professor
Bernd Reiter
Keywords
Indigenous, Mobilization, Political Culture, Social Movements
Abstract
In the past several decades, social movements have spread all across Latin America, sparking hope for change. This thesis analyzes the well-organized mobilizations of the indigenous people of Bolivia and how they have been able to incorporate themselves in state apparatuses, including the election of its first indigenous president, Evo Morales of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) party. The case studied her provides insight into the processes if how political representation was achieved by Bolivia's indigenous people who were for centuries excluded from the political, social and economic arena. It also analyzes the outcomes of Morales' policy changes from 2006 to 2009 as a way to examine how they have impacted the marginalized status of the indigenous people. Ultimately this thesis will trace the use of social movements, especially MAS, and how they transformed the Bolivian society from below.
Scholar Commons Citation
Shoaei, Maral, "MAS and the Indigenous People of Bolivia" (2012). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/4401
