The politicization of indigenous identities in Peru

Type Journal Article - Party Politics
Title The politicization of indigenous identities in Peru
Author(s)
Volume 19
Issue 4
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2011
Page numbers 555-576
URL https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Moises_Arce/publication/274285301_The_Politicization_of_Indigen​ous_Identities_in_Peru/links/55afbe3b08aeb0ab46695e81.pdf
Abstract
Until now, scholars have argued that, unlike other Latin American countries with sizable indigenous populations, indigenous politics are largely unimportant in Peru because indigenous-based parties or national-level movements are absent. Rather than focusing solely on the emergence of indigenous parties or movements, which ignores the larger consequence of individuals’ indigenous identifications for electoral politics, we argue that it is more important to examine the emergence of indigenous political divisions and their effects on indigenous representation. Using data from the World Values Survey across the presidential elections of 1995, 2001, and 2006, we show that, as indigenous identity has become more carefully defined, indigenous voting divisions have emerged in Peru, and concomitantly, parties have begun to recognize and respond to these divisions.

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