From movements to parties in Latin America : the evolution of ethnic politics / Donna Lee Van Cott.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Van Cott, Donna Lee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties--Latin America.

Political parties.

Ethnic relations.

Indians of South America--Politics and government.

Indians of South America.

Latin America.

Latin America--Ethnic relations--Political aspects.

Latin America--Politics and government--1980-.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.

Summary:

Based on extensive original research and detailed historical case studies, this book links historical institutional analysis and social movement theory to a study of political systems in which new ethnic cleavages have emerged. It studies the surprising transformation of indigenous peoples' movements into viable political parties in the 1990s in four Latin American countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela) and their failure to succeed in two others (Argentina, Peru). The study concludes with the democratic implications of the emergence of this phenomenon in the context of declining public support for parties.

Contents:

Introduction : toward a comprehensive theory of ethnic party formation and performance

Institutions, party systems, and social movements

"A reflection of our motley reality" : Bolivian Indians' slow path to political representation

"We are the government" : Pachakutik's rapid ascent to national power

"It is not a priority" : the failure to form viable ethnic parties in Peru

Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela : unlikely cases of ethnic party formation and success

Conclusions and implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-270) and index.

ISBN:

0521855020

OCLC:

57549298

Publisher Number:

9780521855020