McNelly, Angus ORCID: 0000-0002-2779-1581 (2023) Now we are in power? The politics of passive revolution in Twenty-First Century Bolivia. Pitt Latin American Series . University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh, PA. ISBN 0822947781; 978-0822947783

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Abstract

During the first decade of the century, Evo Morales and other leftists took control of governments across Latin America. In the case of Bolivia, Morales was that country’s first Indigenous president and was elected following five years of popular insurrection after decades of neoliberal governance. Now We Are in Power makes the argument that the so-called Pink Tide should be understood as a passive revolution, a process that has two phases: a period of subaltern struggle from average citizens strong enough to culminate in a political crisis, which is followed by a time of reconciliation and transformation. Angus McNelly examines this movement as it unfolded and evaluates how passive revolution plays out over a prolonged crisis, ultimately demonstrating the inherent contradictions and complications of the process.

Item Type:	Book
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Latin American politics; passive revolution; social movement incorporation; Bolivia; pink tide
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) J Political Science > JL Political institutions (America except United States)
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences Faculty of Liberal Arts & Sciences > School of Humanities & Social Sciences (HSS)
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2023 16:37
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/35945

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