“Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’

The concept of “vivir bien” or “well living” and its possible meanings have generated heated debates in Bolivia and the rest of Latin America. This paper, based on a series of interviews with persons familiarized with these debates, examines the origins of the concept, its development, some interest...

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Autores principales: Arnold, Denise, Zeballos, María Clara, Fabbri, Juan
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Publicado: Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2019
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vivir bien
suma qamaña
Bolivia
well living
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/etcetera/article/view/25053
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spelling I10-R300-article-250532019-12-09T15:23:23Z “Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’ El ‘vivir bien’ (suma qamaña/ sumaq kawsay) en Bolivia: un paraíso idealizado no tan ‘andino’ Arnold, Denise Zeballos, María Clara Fabbri, Juan vivir bien suma qamaña Bolivia well living suma qamaña Bolivia The concept of “vivir bien” or “well living” and its possible meanings have generated heated debates in Bolivia and the rest of Latin America. This paper, based on a series of interviews with persons familiarized with these debates, examines the origins of the concept, its development, some interests behind it and the impact of its ideas in current Bolivian politics. Three conjunctures are identified in the development of the concept: first as a form of personal advice-giving within a family context linked to the regional practices of a moral economy; second as a public discourse assumed by international organizations, linked to alternative development projects, and third as a slogan in the populist politics of the MAS party (Movimiento al Socialismo) in Evo Morales’ second government. In each conjuncture, the paper identifies the principal social actors interested in the concept of “well living”, their wider interests and the factors at play in their modalities of disseminating the idea. Finally the paper questions whether the concept is authentically Andean, as is usually supposed.  El concepto del “vivir bien” y sus posibles significados han generado debates acalorados en Bolivia y el resto de América Latina. Este ensayo, basado en una serie de entrevistas con personas familiarizadas con estos debates, examina los orígenes del concepto, su desarrollo, los intereses de fondo y el impacto de estas ideas en las políticas bolivianas actuales. Se identifican tres coyunturas en el desarrollo del concepto: la primera, como una forma de dar consejos dentro de un contexto familiar, ligado a las prácticas regionales de una economía moral; la segunda, como un discurso público asumido por las organizaciones internacionales ligado a proyectos de desarrollo alternativo; y la tercera, como un lema en las políticas populistas del partido MAS en el segundo gobierno de Evo Morales. En cada coyuntura se identifican los actores sociales principales interesados en el concepto de vivir bien, sus intereses de fondo y los factores en juego en sus modalidades de divulgación del concepto. Al final del artículo, se pregunta si el concepto es verdaderamente andino, como se suele suponer. Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades 2019-07-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/etcetera/article/view/25053 Etcétera. Revista del Área de Ciencias Sociales del CIFFyH; Núm. 4 (2019) 2618-4281 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/etcetera/article/view/25053/24378
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well living
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suma qamaña
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Zeballos, María Clara
Fabbri, Juan
“Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’
topic_facet vivir bien
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Bolivia
well living
suma qamaña
Bolivia
author Arnold, Denise
Zeballos, María Clara
Fabbri, Juan
author_facet Arnold, Denise
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Fabbri, Juan
author_sort Arnold, Denise
title “Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’
title_short “Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’
title_full “Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’
title_fullStr “Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’
title_full_unstemmed “Vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in Bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘Andean’
title_sort “vivir bien” (suma qamaña / sumaq kawsay) in bolivia: an idealised paradise, not so very ‘andean’
description The concept of “vivir bien” or “well living” and its possible meanings have generated heated debates in Bolivia and the rest of Latin America. This paper, based on a series of interviews with persons familiarized with these debates, examines the origins of the concept, its development, some interests behind it and the impact of its ideas in current Bolivian politics. Three conjunctures are identified in the development of the concept: first as a form of personal advice-giving within a family context linked to the regional practices of a moral economy; second as a public discourse assumed by international organizations, linked to alternative development projects, and third as a slogan in the populist politics of the MAS party (Movimiento al Socialismo) in Evo Morales’ second government. In each conjuncture, the paper identifies the principal social actors interested in the concept of “well living”, their wider interests and the factors at play in their modalities of disseminating the idea. Finally the paper questions whether the concept is authentically Andean, as is usually supposed. 
publisher Centro de Investigaciones de la Facultad de Filosofía y Humanidades
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