Joseph Bateman Essay
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CONFLICT IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON: A STUDY OF POLITICAL PROTEST IN BAGUA
© 2010 By Joseph Bateman A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for completion of the Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies Croft Institute for International Studies Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College University of Mississippi University, Mississippi Spring 2010
Bateman 2 Table of Contents Chapter One Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 Chapter Two Literature Review...............................................................................................................11 Chapter Three The State of Peruvian …show more content…
This chapter will focus on Peruvian institutional reforms during the process of democratization in context, first from the perspective of the central government and then from the perspective of indigenous organizations, detailing the various ways that the democratization process has allowed for political contestation. The Toledo and García governments both used the decentralization process for political purposes, advancing and slowing the process as suited their needs. When confronted with political opposition from the southern regions of Ayacucho and Arequipa, Toledo halted the process attempting to maintain political power. García pushed for further decentralization, attempting to accomplish the same goal of maintaining political power, but unlike Toledo, he saw the decentralization process as a way to decentralize conflict and push the political blame away from the central government toward the regions. Central Government Institutional Reform under Toledo/García Toledo’s Reactionary Attempts to Decentralize The process of democratization began with the election of Perú Posible (PP) candidate, Alejandro Toledo, in 2001. His administration began decentralization by reinstating the thirteen provinces and twenty-five regions with various decentralization laws passed in 2002 (Arce 2008)5. Elections for regional governors held in November, however, resulted in the election of twelve APRA candidates and only one PP candidate, causing Toledo to slow his push for continued decentralization as he realized that
CONFLICT IN THE PERUVIAN AMAZON: A STUDY OF POLITICAL PROTEST IN BAGUA
© 2010 By Joseph Bateman A thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for completion of the Bachelor of Arts degree in International Studies Croft Institute for International Studies Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College University of Mississippi University, Mississippi Spring 2010
Bateman 2 Table of Contents Chapter One Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 3 Chapter Two Literature Review...............................................................................................................11 Chapter Three The State of Peruvian …show more content…
This chapter will focus on Peruvian institutional reforms during the process of democratization in context, first from the perspective of the central government and then from the perspective of indigenous organizations, detailing the various ways that the democratization process has allowed for political contestation. The Toledo and García governments both used the decentralization process for political purposes, advancing and slowing the process as suited their needs. When confronted with political opposition from the southern regions of Ayacucho and Arequipa, Toledo halted the process attempting to maintain political power. García pushed for further decentralization, attempting to accomplish the same goal of maintaining political power, but unlike Toledo, he saw the decentralization process as a way to decentralize conflict and push the political blame away from the central government toward the regions. Central Government Institutional Reform under Toledo/García Toledo’s Reactionary Attempts to Decentralize The process of democratization began with the election of Perú Posible (PP) candidate, Alejandro Toledo, in 2001. His administration began decentralization by reinstating the thirteen provinces and twenty-five regions with various decentralization laws passed in 2002 (Arce 2008)5. Elections for regional governors held in November, however, resulted in the election of twelve APRA candidates and only one PP candidate, causing Toledo to slow his push for continued decentralization as he realized that