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5. Gains for Campesinos, Stalemate for Cocaleros in Bolivia

Author

Collins, Jennifer N.

Subjects
Social conflict -- Bolivia -- Political aspects, Social movements -- Bolivia -- Political aspects, Teachers -- Labor relations -- Political aspects, Peasant uprisings -- Bolivia -- Political aspects, Bolivia -- Political aspects
Abstract

LA PAZ--Thirty days of crisis ended on October 15 after the government reached agreements with the most important indigenous-campesino federation and the teachers' union, and then a week later with [...]

Published
2000

6. A Sense of Possibility: Ecuador's Indigenous Movement Takes Center Stage

Author

COLLINS, JENNIFER N.

Subjects
Indigenous peoples -- Political activity -- Political aspects -- Analysis, Democracy -- Analysis -- Ecuador, Ecuador -- Political aspects
Abstract

At about 9:45 on the morning or January 21, a thousand protesters, mostly indigenous people from the Ecuadorian highlands, burst through a military cordon and rushed the National Congress building. [...]

Published
2000

13. The Pachakutik Political Movement and the Strengthening of Ecuadorian.

Author

Collins, Jennifer N.

Subjects
*POLITICAL movements, *INDIGENOUS peoples, *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc., *POLITICAL science
Abstract

This paper focuses on the contributions to democratization made by the Pachakutik Political Movement in Ecuador, a party founded by a coalition of indigenous organizations, social movements and labor unions in 1996. Despite the high levels of social mobilization and political volatility experienced in Ecuador during the 1990s, I argue that democracy was strengthened in this period by the emergence of this party. The two-pronged argument begins by referring to Rustow’s (1970) notion of the importance of ‘habituation’ to democratic rules and procedures as a key stage in democratic consolidation, and offers evidence that this has been taking place within the indigenous movement. Secondly, I argue that Pachakutik has been enriching democratic practice and challenging traditional hierarchical and clientelistic patterns of politics by introducing new participatory practices and by developing mechanisms designed to create greater transparency and accountability in government and by elected authorities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2003
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14. Rafael Correa and the Struggle for a New Ecuador.

Author

COLLINS, JENNIFER N.

Subjects
SOCIAL problems, POLITICAL change, CONSTITUTIONS, SOVEREIGNTY
Abstract

The article examines ways in which Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa has struggled to bolster political and social reform within the nation. Through the process of drafting a revised constitution that was subjected to popular approval via a national referendum, Correa has attempted to end neo-liberalism, political corruption and elite dominance in Ecuador. The constitution has been the center piece of the citizens’ revolution that was promised by Correa during the electoral process. The intent is to create a nation with a vital economy that can defend its sovereignty.

Published
2008

15. Unity, Dignity, Autonomy: A Profile of CONAIE President Antonio Vargas.

Author

Collins, Jennifer N.

Subjects
*INDIGENOUS peoples
Abstract

Features Antonio Vargas, president of the Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE). Achievements of CONAIE under Vargas' helm; His evaluation of the outcome of the January 21, 2000 takeover; Violence that touched his life when he was young.

Published
2000

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