Domesticating democracy : the politics of conflict resolution in Bolivia

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Domesticating democracy : the politics of conflict resolution in Bolivia

Susan Helen Ellison

Duke University Press, 2018

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-274) and index

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In Domesticating Democracy Susan Helen Ellison examines foreign-funded alternate dispute resolution (ADR) organizations that provide legal aid and conflict resolution to vulnerable citizens in El Alto, Bolivia. Advocates argue that these programs help residents cope with their interpersonal disputes and economic troubles while avoiding an overburdened legal system and cumbersome state bureaucracies. Ellison shows that ADR programs do more than that-they aim to change the ways Bolivians interact with the state and with global capitalism, making them into self-reliant citizens. ADR programs frequently encourage Bolivians to renounce confrontational expressions of discontent, turning away from courtrooms, physical violence, and street protest and coming to the negotiation table. Nevertheless, residents of El Alto find creative ways to take advantage of these micro-level resources while still seeking justice and a democratic system capable of redressing the structural violence and vulnerability that ADR fails to treat.

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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1 Uprising 31 1. Fix the State or Fix the People 37 2. Cultures of Peace, Cultures of Conflict 64 3. A Market for Mediators 95 A Brief Recess: Conciliating Conflict in Alto Lima 121 4. Between Compadres There Is No Interest 134 5. The Conflictual Social Life of an Industrial Sewing Machine 163 6. You Have to Comply with Paper 194 Conclusion 221 Notes 235 References 255 Index 275

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