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Building Mistrust: ‘Minha Casa Minha Vida’ and its Political Effects in Rio de Janeiro
Considering the recent decrease in Rio de Janeiro working‐class voters' support for the Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT, Workers' Party), this article investigates a largely unexplored factor behind this shift: the influence of the federal housing programme Minha Casa Minha Vida (MCMV, My House, My Life), designed by the PT.
Silvia Stefani
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Timerendering: reflections on chronopolitical praxis in Bolivia
Abstract This article uses reflections on chronopolitical praxis during the period 2006‐19 in Bolivia in order to make a more general contribution to the anthropology of time and temporalities. The article proposes the theoretical concept of ‘timerendering’ in order to examine the ways in which time emerged as a pervasive register that mediated and ...
Mark Goodale
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Globalising sustainable development: Decolonial disruptions and environmental justice in Bolivia
Abstract The 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the new global development goals guiding the work of mainstream development actors until 2030. The shift to “sustainable development” marks a response to climate change and constitutes a rebranding of international development as global development, prominently by the UN, World ...
Jessica Hope
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Baroque Modernity in Latin America: Situating Indigeneity, Urban Indigeneity and the Popular Economy
This article uses the Bolivian city of El Alto as a lens through which to evaluate the place of urban indigeneity and the popular economy within Latin American modernity. Whilst some express worries over the erosion of indigenous ways of life and others see urban indigenous practices as defying capitalist modernity, I argue that these emergent forms of
Angus McNelly
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Exporting the Chavista Model: The Venezuelan Case for Autocracy Promotion in the Region
President Hugo Chávez strove to change the socio‐political and economic system of his country, Venezuela. His revolutionary mission implied a strong regional projection and was intended to disseminate his transformative project in the wider region. This article focuses on the outward‐directed efforts of Chávez to shape his regional environment and ...
Marianne Kneuer
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The Case of Piruani: Contested Justice, Legal Pluralism, and Indigeneity in Highland Bolivia
Abstract The 2009 Bolivian constitution included provisions that establish a radical form of de jure legal pluralism by creating a parallel legal system that gives full recognition to the nonstate legal orders and forms of conflict resolution of Indigenous communities.
Matthew Doyle
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In this paper I argue that assemblage theory provides an innovative way to extend critique of sustainable development as it is being remade by the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Drawing on recent fieldwork in Bolivia, I examine the early take‐up and implementation of the SDGs in a site of intensifying resource extraction and ...
Jessica Hope
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En torno a la crisis del socialismo real. Algunas notas historiográficas [PDF]
Martín-de-la-Guardia, R. (Ricardo) +1 more
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A problemática do socialismo sempre foi uma questão muito complexa. Porém, hoje, após a derrocada do que se costuma chamar, equivocadamente, de “socialismo real”, ela se tornou muito mais complexa e, sobretudo ...
Ivo Tone
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Europa del este y el tercer mundo
Analiza el cambio de relaciones entre Europa Oriental y el Tercer Mundo desde la caída del socialismo real. La perestroika permitió una ruptura de la política internacional soviética que implicó, entre otros, el efecto ...
Jan Patula
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