Citizenship and the State. Obligatory Military Service in Contemporary Bolivia

This article examines an institution which is central to sustaining racist, classist and patriarchal differentiated citizenship in Bolivia: obligatory military service. Through an analysis of the parliamentary debates that took place throughout 2008, during the first term in office of the governing...

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Main Author: Marta Cabezas Fernández
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2015-05-01
Series:Íconos
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Online Access:http://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/1671/1299
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Summary:This article examines an institution which is central to sustaining racist, classist and patriarchal differentiated citizenship in Bolivia: obligatory military service. Through an analysis of the parliamentary debates that took place throughout 2008, during the first term in office of the governing Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) party, this research reveals the effectiveness of the state legislation mandating obligatory military service in legitimizing and naturalizing processes of domination.
ISSN:1390-1249
1390-1249