Un multiculturalisme sans minorités ? Quelques réflexions sur l’Etat plurinational en Bolivie et en Equateur
The institution of a plurinational State in Bolivia and Ecuador brings us to rethink the classical forms of multiculturalism, which is designed to generate a radical change in the political and historic treatment of the indigenous question. While the liberal multiculturalism adopted in numerous Lati...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Belgeo |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/11512 |
| Summary: | The institution of a plurinational State in Bolivia and Ecuador brings us to rethink the classical forms of multiculturalism, which is designed to generate a radical change in the political and historic treatment of the indigenous question. While the liberal multiculturalism adopted in numerous Latin American countries during 1990s considers indigenous peoples as cultural minorities, which need to be accorded a particular status and to have specific policies developed for them in the face of hegemonic national cultures, plurinationalism suggests abolishing any distinction between minorities and the majority through the redefinition of historical and social categories and through a transversal approach to the indigenous question. In this way, the plurinational state recognizes indigenous peoples as legal and political subjects of the State, in the same way as non-native citizens, and establishes a relation of equality between collective and individual entities.This paper characterizes the plurinational states of Ecuador and Bolivia and critically analyzes the implementation of the plurinational state in these countries and its multiple meanings and implications. The paper reveals the collective challenges being faced by considering the debates on the process of instituting this type of state, as well as the conflicts of political legitimacy relating to its control. |
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| ISSN: | 1377-2368 2294-9135 |