Autor: Jana Jetmarová

The aim of this paper is to answer the question what is the role of the environmentalistic discourse adopted by Bolivian indigenous groups in a local political decision­making process. I am using the example of two case studies analyzing conflicts of developmentalist goverment policy and local communities to demonstrate that discourse emphasizing the necessity of the Mother Earth protection is primarily the means to legitimize autonomistic demands. The agenda that was legitimized by indigeneity at the beginning of the millenia, is now presented as an eco­indigenous agenda. The paper discusses this shift not only in Bolivian but also in further hemispheric context.

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