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 parties have managed to win support across ethnic lines because the long history of racial mixing in Latin America blurred ethnic boundaries and reduced ethnic polarization. The appeals of the indigenous parties have especially resonated in the Andean countries because of widespread disenchantment with the region's traditional parties. The book contains up-to-date qualitative and quantitative analyses of parties in seven countries, including detailed case studies of Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Author: Raúl L. Madrid
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 03/30/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780521153256

About the Author
Madrid, Raúl L.: - Raúl L. Madrid is Associate Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of Retiring the State: The Politics of Pension Privatization in Latin America and Beyond (2003) and is a co-editor of Leftist Governments in Latin America: Successes and Shortcomings (Cambridge University Press, 2010). His articles have appeared in Comparative Politics, Electoral Studies, Journal of Latin American Studies, Latin American Politics and Society, Latin American Research Review, Political Science Quarterly and World Politics.