Essays about: "Mapuche leaders"

Found 2 essays containing the words Mapuche leaders.

1. 1. An Alternative Mapuche Perspective : Comparing Leaders with the Rural Non-politically Involved

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Marcus Olsson; Jonas Borgelin; [2015]
   Keywords : Non-politically involved Mapuche; Mapuche leaders; Grievances; Cohesion; Mobilization;

   Abstract : Chile is portrayed as a Latin American success story when it comes to democratic transition, development and fiscal growth. However, the largest indigenous group, the Mapuche, have been marginalized by the government and its policies, as a conflict has been present ever since the independence. READ MORE

3. 2. Up-Rising Out of Poverty: The Role of Self-Determination, Political Attitudes and Legitimacy in the Mapuche Movement

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

   Author : Karen Malmqvist; [2013]
   Keywords : Chile; Mapuche; worldview; post colonialism; neoliberal multiculturalism; Self-determination; political attitudes; capitalistic; hegemony; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Chile is often portrayed as the paradigmatic case of a smooth transition from dictatorship to democracy, sustained by high rates of economic growth. This picture conceals a more complex reality of social conflict provoked by political reform that favors capitalistic advancement at the expense of resource exploitation and the continual and irreversible reduction and destruction of Mapuche land. READ MORE