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Indigenous Movements and the Andean Dynamics of Ethnicity and Class

Organization, Representation, and Political Practice in the Bolivian Highlands

I.S.R. Pape

School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

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.

Key Words: Indigenous movements • Andean region • Ethnicity and class • Bases of ethnic politics • Andean organizational flexibility

Latin American Perspectives, Vol. 36, No. 4, 101-125 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0094582X09338605
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