Tworzenie boliwijskiego państwa wielonarodowego a opór wobec neoliberalnej globalizacji

Abstract

The article focuses on the relation between indigenous social movements’ struggle for establishment of plurinational state and resistance to neoliberal globalization. It present origins of movements for indigenous empowerment, reforms which provided indigenous people with new rights and shows effects of these reforms. Author proves usefulness of the concept of counter-hegemonic globalization proposed by Boaventura de Sousa Santos in evaluation of these processes. Describes also characteristics of plurinational state and its role in the process of democratization, decommodification and decolonization of Bolivian society. Finally, analyzes current positive and negative consequences of establishment in Bolivia plurinational model of state and indicates new possibilities of struggle with neoliberal globalization.