Studying Discourse Innovations: The Case of the Indigenous Movement in Ecuador

Philipp Altmann · 2015 · Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences)

Summary. Ecuador's indigenous movement underwent major discursive innovation in the 1970s and 1980s by reframing indigenous peoples as nationalities entitled to self-determination and autonomy. This conceptual shift introduced demands for plurinational and intercultural state reorganization, fundamentally reshaping national political discourse and giving the movement lasting influence in Ecuadorian politics.

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Altmann, P.. (2015). Studying Discourse Innovations: The Case of the Indigenous Movement in Ecuador. Social Science Open Access Repository (GESIS – Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences). https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.40.2015.3.161-184

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DOI: 10.12759/hsr.40.2015.3.161-184
Countries: Ecuador
Regions: South America
Categories: indigenous-innovation, policy
Added: 2026-04-28