dc.contributor.author |
Ramirez, Lindsay Cherith |
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dc.date.accessioned |
2009-10-22T23:43:02Z |
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dc.date.available |
2009-10-22T23:43:02Z |
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dc.date.issued |
2009-06 |
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dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/1794/9883 |
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dc.description |
viii, 64 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. |
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dc.description.abstract |
Since assuming office in January 2006, Bolivian President Evo Morales has
been hailed as a populist by media and academic sources alike. Yet, scholarly theories
have indicated that populism is unviable in office. This thesis will utilize a case study
of Morales' presidency to test hypotheses of populist routinization. After establishing
a working definition of populism, it will compare a baseline sample of Morales' prepresidency
discourse to a second sample taken after his transition to power to
determine whether the "essence" of populism has indeed been compromised.
Ultimately, this thesis argues that theories of routinization are incorrect: although the
characteristics of Morales' populism change after assuming the presidency, his
appeals to and identification with common sense and ordinary values actually grow
stronger in office. |
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dc.description.sponsorship |
Committee in Charge:
Craig Parsons, Chair;
Anna P. Gruben;
Cas Mudde;
Derrick L. Hindery |
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dc.language.iso |
en_US |
en_US |
dc.publisher |
University of Oregon |
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dc.relation.ispartofseries |
University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, M.A., 2009; |
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dc.subject |
Morales Ayma, Evo, 1959- |
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dc.subject |
Populism -- Bolivia |
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dc.subject |
Bolivia -- Politics and government -- 1982- |
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dc.title |
A New Perspective on Bolivian Populism |
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dc.type |
Thesis |
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