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Franz Flores

Political scientist. Professor and researcher at San Francisco Xavier University (Sucre, Bolivia). PhD in Social Sciences with mention in Political Studies from FLACSO-Ecuador.

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The politically (in)correct

We live in convulsive and contradictory times. On the one hand, we are living in an era that recommends being politically correct, careful in...

The End

The promise that technology could change our lives and make us more prosperous is in crisis. Today we have more information than ever before, but our communication and learning has not improved one iota.

Who is interested in deciding in Bolivia?

Judicial elections do not arouse expectations because people are convinced that, whoever wins, justice won't be more competent, faster and more honest than before. Quite the contrary.

Attempted coup in Bolivia: X-ray of an instant

Every coup needs a certain degree of citizen approval to be successful, a minimum level of legitimacy that Zúñiga's move lacks.

The regional factor in the Bolivian political crisis

The confrontation between Arce and Morales may be the beginning of a process of political reconfiguration that will make two factions of MAS appear as different political parties, in addition to another opposition party that will not be competitive.

Puebla Group and Political Reconciliation in Bolivia 

The Puebla Group is wrong to believe that the crisis of progressivism is merely a matter of unity. The crisis has burdens that are leading it to the abyss: its obsession with perpetuation in power and state corruption and inefficiency.