The MAS presidential victory in Bolivia : a call for political renewal and the changing role of the media

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dc.contributor.advisorMadrid, Raul L.
dc.creatorBush, Sarah Katherine, 1978-
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-11T15:53:26Z
dc.date.available2016-11-11T15:53:26Z
dc.date.issued2007-05
dc.description.abstractThe economic and political models in Bolivia have failed to respond to the continuing economic need of impoverished Bolivians and to provide Bolivians with meaningful representative democracy. Evo Morales’ ability to garner nearly 54 percent of the popular vote in the 2005 presidential elections demonstrated a clear mandate and a demand for political and economic renewal. Morales won due to a combined loss of faith in the political parties’ ability to create economic opportunities within the neoliberal model imposed in 1985 and disillusion with endemic corruption and clientelism. The ethnic question also weighed heavily in Morales’ victory. This thesis will examine the combination combination of factors that led to the surprising outcome to the elections, as well as the changing role of the press in Bolivia. Calls for improved ethical standards and press freedoms have occurred alongside the political openings that led to Morales’ victory. The country still struggles to ensure a free press in the face of increasing incidences of attacks and intimidation against reporters, yet with the recent political renewal there are signs of progress towards higher journalistic standards.en_US
dc.description.departmentJournalism and Mediaen_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2K93189X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/43731
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.rights.restrictionRestricteden_US
dc.subjectEvo Moralesen_US
dc.subjectBoliviaen_US
dc.subject2005 electionen_US
dc.subjectPolitical partiesen_US
dc.titleThe MAS presidential victory in Bolivia : a call for political renewal and the changing role of the mediaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.departmentJournalismen_US
thesis.degree.departmentLatin American Studies
thesis.degree.disciplineJournalismen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineLatin American Studies
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US

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