viii, 64 p. A print copy of this thesis is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / Since assuming office in January 2006, Bolivian President Evo Morales has
been hailed as a populist by media and academic sources alike. Yet, scholarly theories
have indicated that populism is unviable in office. This thesis will utilize a case study
of Morales' presidency to test hypotheses of populist routinization. After establishing
a working definition of populism, it will compare a baseline sample of Morales' prepresidency
discourse to a second sample taken after his transition to power to
determine whether the "essence" of populism has indeed been compromised.
Ultimately, this thesis argues that theories of routinization are incorrect: although the
characteristics of Morales' populism change after assuming the presidency, his
appeals to and identification with common sense and ordinary values actually grow
stronger in office. / Committee in Charge:
Craig Parsons, Chair;
Anna P. Gruben;
Cas Mudde;
Derrick L. Hindery
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uoregon.edu/oai:scholarsbank.uoregon.edu:1794/9883 |
| Date | 06 1900 |
| Creators | Ramirez, Lindsay Cherith |
| Publisher | University of Oregon |
| Source Sets | University of Oregon |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Relation | University of Oregon theses, Dept. of Political Science, M.A., 2009; |
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