Abstract

DO ALTO, Hervé. Bolivian MAS-IPSP, halfway between a social movement and a political party. anal.polit. [online]. 2008, vol.21, n.62, pp.25-43. ISSN 0121-4705.

The article reports a research about the organizational and political nature of “Movimiento al Socialismo - Instrumento Político por la Soberanía de los Pueblos (MAS-IPSP)” in Bolivia. It begins the study with a description of the creational conditions of the MA-IPSP, in the hope of distinguishing in it the operation of a political party in the long term. Then the article examines the party's orientation as a political instrument and finally analyzes the successes and turns of Evo Morales' victory inside the organization.

Keywords : Social movements; politcal parties; Bolivia; democracy.

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