Ethnic Movements and Citizenship in Ecuador

Torre, Carlos de la

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“…The political mobilization and protests of indigenous populations in Ecuador were found to be “prominent in the removal of… Jamil Mahuad in January 2000” as well (de la Torre 2006, 248). This political mobilization was brought on by targeted taxes such as the “Indian tribute,” blatant exclusion and denouncement of anyone outside the Mestizo class from political participation, and general slander and persecution by the State against native populations (de la Torre 2006). While the continued protest of indigenous people was met with “little repression” and some political concession to indigenous demands, analyzing public opinion in Ecuador leading up to the 2000 coup makes clear how little these concessions did to better the regime's image (de la Torre 2006, 248).…”

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“…This political mobilization was brought on by targeted taxes such as the “Indian tribute,” blatant exclusion and denouncement of anyone outside the Mestizo class from political participation, and general slander and persecution by the State against native populations (de la Torre 2006). While the continued protest of indigenous people was met with “little repression” and some political concession to indigenous demands, analyzing public opinion in Ecuador leading up to the 2000 coup makes clear how little these concessions did to better the regime's image (de la Torre 2006, 248). Polling data from 1999 indicates that “only 6 percent of the population support political parties, and a meager 11 percent have faith in the Congress” (Lucero 2001, 59).…”

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A large body of research has examined the factors that influence military coups in authoritarian and democratic states. While this research is informative, we contend that three factors are central in assessing the likelihood of military coups in developing democracies: the perception of corruption within regimes, levels of popular support, and the incentives segments of the military have to initiate coups. In utilizing a historical case-study analysis with six states in Africa, Asia, and Latin America (from 1970-2010) we find that successful military coups are more likely to occur when the ruling administration is increasingly viewed by the public as being corrupt, is unpopular with large portions of society and key factions within the state, and when segments of the military perceive their position within the state as being threatened by the current regime. These findings have important implications for democratic governance in developing democracies.

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“…The Otavalos are neither confined to their past existence nor coerced to assimilate to mainstream culture. Indeed, they create and recreate their own identity as they control their own situations (de la Torre, 2006). According to Kyle (1999), the Otavalo example "illustrates that transnational corporations are not the only ones able to take advantage of economic opportunities spread around the globe by virtue of their large budgets and organizational prowess" (p. 424).…”

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Formulating a Cosmopolitan Approach to Immigration and Social Policy: Lessons from American (North and South) Indigenous and Immigration Groups

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Serrano²

2006

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Throughout history the United States has been constantly confronted with the responsibility of integrating diverse groups of people into its society. This paper uses current and historical ideas about the complex nature of indigenous groups, globalization, and education as vehicles for promoting the adoption of cosmopolitanism, a paradigm that values inclusion, tolerance, and respect for the other. Cosmopolitanism is discussed as a plausible alternative to historical assimilationist/nativist practices. The paper uses the Otavalos, an indigenous population in Ecuador, as an instructive example of a community that successfully applies a cosmopolitan approach to its indigenous identity and immigration behaviors to integrate itself into a modern global society.

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Indigenous migration: Otavalo diaspora in historical perspective

Schmidt¹

2013

The Encyclopedia of Global Human Migration

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In July 1991 over 100 Otavalo from Ariasucu in the northern Ecuadorian Andes went to the shore of Lake San Pablo to comply with their communal work ( faena ) on the potable water project that the community had long lobbied for. At the insistence of the state engineer in charge, they had gone this day to clear the land around the spring that would provide water for Ariasucu. When they got there, however, women from villages surrounding the spring complained that if the Otavalo went through with their water project, their only source for clean water would be destroyed. After a long negotiation the Otavalo present decided instead to go to the neighboring field of an absentee landowner, clear it, and install the pump there. After the communal work was finished, the state engineer supervising the work got on his motorcycle and went back to the city. Later that day, one of the workers who had participated in the faena , an ex‐president of the community, took a plane “with three other local textile dealers and flew to Europe to sell handicrafts” (Colloredo‐Mansfeld 1998: 186).

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Ethnic Movements and Citizenship in Ecuador

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Leaving the Barracks: Military Coups in Developing Democracies

Leaving the Barracks: Military Coups in Developing Democracies

Formulating a Cosmopolitan Approach to Immigration and Social Policy: Lessons from American (North and South) Indigenous and Immigration Groups

Indigenous migration: Otavalo diaspora in historical perspective

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