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Domesticating Democracy: The Politics of Conflict Resolution in Bolivia - Couverture souple

Ellison, Susan Helen

 
9780822371083: Domesticating Democracy: The Politics of Conflict Resolution in Bolivia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0822371081 ISBN 13 : 9780822371083
Editeur : Duke University Press, 2018

Synopsis

In Domesticating Democracy Susan Helen Ellison examines foreign-funded alternate dispute resolution (ADR) organizations that provide legal aid and conflict resolution to vulnerable citizens in El Alto, Bolivia. Advocates argue that these programs help residents cope with their interpersonal disputes and economic troubles while avoiding an overburdened legal system and cumbersome state bureaucracies. Ellison shows that ADR programs do more than that--they aim to change the ways Bolivians interact with the state and with global capitalism, making them into self-reliant citizens. ADR programs frequently encourage Bolivians to renounce confrontational expressions of discontent, turning away from courtrooms, physical violence, and street protest and coming to the negotiation table. Nevertheless, residents of El Alto find creative ways to take advantage of these micro-level resources while still seeking justice and a democratic system capable of redressing the structural violence and vulnerability that ADR fails to treat.

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À propos de l'auteur

Susan Ellison is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Wellesley College.

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Éditeur
Duke University Press
Date d'édition
2018
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0822371081
ISBN 13 
9780822371083
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
296
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Personne responsable
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