The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America

The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America explores why indigenous movements have recently won elections for the first time in the history of the region. Raúl L. Madrid argues that some indigenous parties have won by using inclusive populist appeals to reach out to whites and mestizos. Indigenous...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Madrid, Raúl L.
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York Cambridge University Press 2012
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Bolivia Central America Central America > Ethnic relations > Political aspects Ecuador Ethnic relations Ethnicity Indians of Central America Indians of Central America > Politics and government Indians of South America Indians of South America > Politics and government Latin America Minorities Peru Political activity Political aspects Political participation Political parties Political parties > Central America Political parties > South America POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. bisacsh Politics and government Populism South America South America > Ethnic relations > Political aspects
ISBN:	9780521153256, 0521195594, 0521153255, 9780521195591
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Table of Contents:

ETHNIC REPRESENTATION -- POLITICAL PARTICIPATION -- SATISFACTION WITH AND SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRACY -- ETHNIC POLICIES -- POPULIST CHALLENGES TO DEMOCRACY -- CONCLUSION -- 7: Conclusion -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORIES OF ETHNIC POLITICS -- IMPLICATIONS FOR THEORIES OF POPULISM -- A FUTURE RESEARCH AGENDA -- Bibliography -- Interviews Cited -- References -- Index
Cover -- The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1: Ethnicity and Ethnopopulism in Latin America -- THE ARGUMENT IN BRIEF -- DEFINITIONS -- EXISTING EXPLANATIONS -- THEORIES OF ETHNIC PARTIES -- ETHNIC MIXING AND ETHNIC PARTIES -- MESTIZAJE AND INDIGENOUS PARTIES IN LATIN AMERICA -- POPULIST APPEALS -- RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS -- ORGANIZATION OF THE BOOK -- 2: The Ascent of the MAS in Bolivia -- INSTITUTIONAL EXPLANATIONS -- ETHNICITY AND ETHNOPOPULISM IN BOLIVIA -- INDIGENOUS VOTERS AND PARTIES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY BOLIVIA -- THE DECLINE OF THE TRADITIONAL PARTIES -- THE RISE OF THE MAS -- THE MAS'S ETHNIC APPEALS -- THE MAS'S STRATEGY OF INCLUSION -- THE MAS'S POPULIST STRATEGIES -- AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAS VOTE -- CONCLUSION -- 3: The Rise and Decline of Pachakutik in Ecuador -- INSTITUTIONAL EXPLANATIONS -- ETHNICITY AND ETHNOPOPULISM IN ECUADOR -- THE EMERGENCE OF THE INDIGENOUS VOTE -- THE INDIGENOUS MOVEMENT AND THE RISE OF PACHAKUTIK -- PACHAKUTIK'S ETHNIC APPEALS -- PACHAKUTIK'S INCLUSIVE APPROACH -- PACHAKUTIK'S POPULIST APPEALS -- THE RISE AND DECLINE OF PACHAKUTIK -- CONCLUSION -- 4: Ethnopopulism without Indigenous Parties in Peru -- REGIONAL INDIGENOUS PARTIES -- INSTITUTIONAL EXPLANATIONS -- PERU'S WEAK INDIGENOUS MOVEMENT -- ETHNICITY AND ETHNIC APPEALS IN PERU -- THE EMERGENCE OF THE INDIGENOUS VOTE -- FUJIMORI'S ETHNIC APPEALS -- TOLEDO'S ETHNIC APPEALS -- HUMALA'S ETHNIC APPEALS -- POPULIST APPEALS -- FUJIMORI'S NEOPOPULISM -- TOLEDO'S NEOPOPULIST APPEALS -- HUMALA'S TRADITIONAL POPULIST APPEALS -- CONCLUSION -- 5: Indigenous Parties outside of the Central Andes -- GUATEMALA -- COLOMBIA -- VENEZUELA -- NICARAGUA -- CONCLUSION -- 6: Indigenous Parties and Democracy in the Andes -- ETHNIC PARTIES AND DEMOCRACY