{"id":3741,"date":"2020-09-28T11:11:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T15:11:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/?p=3741"},"modified":"2025-04-29T11:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T15:13:32","slug":"upcoming-speaker-series-bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/2020\/upcoming-speaker-series-bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming Speaker Series: Bolivia, the end of a cycle?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Upcoming Speaker Series: Bolivia, the end of a cycle?\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<div class=\"g-group l-lg-mar-bot-6 l-md-mar-bot-4 \">\n<div class=\"g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\">\n<div class=\"has-user-generated-content js-d-read-more read-more js-read-more read-more--medium-down read-more--expanded\" data-xd-wired=\"read-more\">\n<div class=\"js-xd-read-more-toggle-view read-more__toggle-view\">\n<h2 data-automation=\"listing-event-description\"><strong>The Institute of Political Economy is happy to present the upcoming speaker series &#8220;Bolivia, the end of a cycle? Reflections on the political crisis, the pandemic, and what comes next.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div data-automation=\"listing-event-description\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4\">\n<div class=\"structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\">\n<div class=\"has-user-generated-content\" data-automation=\"about-this-event-sc\">\n<div class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\">\n<h4><strong>About the Series<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Bolivia has gone through its most severe crisis in recent decades. After the failed 2019 election, the country was engulfed in a dramatic series of events: accusations of fraud led to large demonstrations, several civilian clashes and the direct intervention of military and police forces led to dozens of deaths and serious concerns about human rights violations. The fall of the Movement towards Socialism (MAS) government historically supported by peasants, farmers and working-class organizations, unexpectedly interrupted the last political cycle in the country. Then to add fuel to the raging fire, the dramatic political crisis was followed by a pandemic that exacerbated existing tensions and lead to consecutive postponements of the elections. The elections in October represent the next phase in this protracted critical conjuncture.<\/p>\n<p>In this series of keynote presentations, Bolivian social and working movement leaders, academics, and political analysts will interrogate the main features of this highly complex crisis, along with its social, economic and political roots. The organizers of this series, Vladimir Diaz-Cuellar (Geography) and&nbsp;Kirsten Francescone (Anthropology), are doctoral students from the Collaborative Program in Political Economy and both completed their MA at the Institute of Political Economy.<\/p>\n<p>Presentations will be in Spanish with English interpretation made available, and the event will be streamed on YouTube as well as via Zoom.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-tickets-121990706487\">here<\/a>&nbsp;to register (free and open to the public).&nbsp;You will receive a link to the event the day of the event.<\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-tickets-121990706487\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3738 size-full\" style=\"caret-color: #0000ee; color: #0000ee; background-color: #bfe6ff; text-decoration: underline;\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle.png\" alt=\"Poster for series with bright colours and an image of people marching through the streets bearing flags on the left side; with a list of the individual events, dates and guest speakers listed on the right. Small print at the bottom lists those endorsing the event. (please see text below). \" width=\"1592\" height=\"2257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle.png 1592w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-240x340.png 240w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-400x567.png 400w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-160x227.png 160w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-768x1089.png 768w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-1083x1536.png 1083w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-1445x2048.png 1445w, https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicaleconomy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/80\/Serie-Bolivia-the-end-of-a-cycle-360x510.png 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1592px) 100vw, 1592px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><p><\/p>\n<h4><strong>The Speaker Series:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>September 30, 19:00 \u2013 20:00EDT \u2013 The political crisis, 2019-2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fernanda Wanderley (Universidad Cat\u00f3lica Boliviana)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vladimir Diaz Cuellar (Carleton University)<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 7, 19:00 \u2013 20:00EDT \u2013 Social organizations and the MAS government<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Eduarda Mamani (National Council of Ayllus and Markas of Qullasuyu, CONAMAQ organic)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Marxa Ch\u00e1vez (sociologist)<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 14, 19:00 \u2013 20:00EDT \u2013 Social organizations &amp; the political crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8211; <\/strong>Basilio Ticona Calle (Quechua Peasants\u2019 Federation of Potos\u00ed &#8211; FSUTCOQP)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Hugo Torrez (Workers Federation of La Paz &#8211; COD)<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 21, 19:00 \u2013 20:00EDT \u2013 Analysis of the electoral results<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jorge Richter (Political analyst)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Vladimir Torrez (Political scientist)<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 2, 18:00 \u2013 20:00EDT \u2013 A new political cycle?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Maria Galindo (Anarcho-feminist member of Mujeres Creando and Radio Deseo La Paz)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Luis Claros (Universidad Mayor de San Andr\u00e9s, CIDES-UMSA)<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Carlos Macusaya (Grupo Jichha)<\/p>\n<h4>Endorsed By:<\/h4>\n<p>Americas Policy Group Canada (APG-GOPA) | Atlantic Regional Solidarity Network | Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS) | Centre for Research on Latin America and the Caribbean (CERLAC) | Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Carleton University | Department of Political Science, Carleton University | Institute of Political Economy, Carleton University | Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Carleton University | New Brunswick Media Co-op| Postgrado en Ciencias del Desarrollo, CIDES-UMSA | Radio Deseo &#8211; La Paz<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute of Political Economy is happy to present the upcoming speaker series &#8220;Bolivia, the end of a cycle? Reflections on the political crisis, the pandemic, and what comes next.&#8221;&nbsp; About the Series Bolivia has gone through its most severe crisis in recent decades. 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