To explain causality between ethnic consciousness and indigenous political activism in the
Andes, scholars have proposed two perspectives. Some argue that ethnic consciousness …

When Ecuador's cut-flower industry took off in the mid-1980s, it rode a wave of international
credit peddling and currency speculation that would lead countries of the Global South into …

The election of the first indigenous president in Bolivia, Evo Morales (leader of the
Movimiento al Socialismo, MAS), and of Rafael Correa in Ecuador (leader of Alianza País …

THE ANDEAN WORLD Page 1 THE ANDEAN WORLD This comprehensive reference offers an
authoritative overview of Andean lifeways. It provides valuable historical context and …

Este artículo teoriza las relaciones entre la ciudadanía y el Estado ecuatoriano durante el
primer año y medio de la pandemia COVID-19. Basado en una metodología cualitativa de …

This fascinating and complex collection sets out to offer an “off-centered” view of the state.
As seen from Latin America, the state—the bureaucratic nationstate idealized and …

This article demonstrates the central role that discursively marked Others play in the defense
and maintenance of white-mestizo unmarkedness in Ecuadorian public discourse. It does so …

The last decades of the twentieth century witnessed the emergence of indigenous
movements in several regions of the Andean countries. In the analysis of such mobilization …

This article explores the role that images of a threatening racial other play in the exercise of
power and demonstrates that the discursive framing of such threats provides insight into how …

This article explores how exhortations for national unity are intrinsically linked to the
symbolic displacement of a problematic other through an examination of elite Ecuadorian …