The character of political crises in the Torres government and the Popular Assembly in Bolivia (1970-1971)

Authors

  • Aldo Durán Gil Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (UFU), Uberlândia-MG, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v18i32.25701

Keywords:

Political crises, Popular Assembly, the State, socialism, Bolivia.

Abstract

This article analyzes the character of the political crises that occurred in the Torres governmentand the role played by the Popular Assembly in the struggle for socialism in 1970-1971in Bolivia. First, we examine the hypotheses on this issue that emerged from the principletheoretical debate between Zavalet and Lora. Then, we propose an alternative analysis,concluding that the crises of that particular conjuncture were due to the concentration of deeppolitical crises driven, on the one hand, by the crises of nationalism and populism and, on the other, by the political crises unleashed by the radicalization of the labor movement, whichprovoked a revolutionary situation.

Downloads

Published

2014-07-01

How to Cite

Gil, A. D. (2014). The character of political crises in the Torres government and the Popular Assembly in Bolivia (1970-1971). Lutas Sociais, 18(32), 177–189. https://doi.org/10.23925/ls.v18i32.25701

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 32 (2014): Dictatorships, Exiles, Resistances

Section

Dossier

License

Matérias assinadas não expressam necessariamente a posição do coletivo da revista e são de exclusiva responsabilidade do(a)s respectivo(a)s autore(a)s.

Ao enviar seus textos, o(a)s autore(a)s cedem seus direitos à Lutas Sociais, que autoriza, com prévia permissão do Comitê Editorial, a reprodução das publicações, desde que conste o crédito de referência.