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CORDERO PONCE, Sofía. Indigenous Autonomy and Plurinational State in Bolivia. Imprints from an experience. J. Com. Soc. [online]. 2015, vol.3, n.3, pp. 125-138. ISSN 2412-5733.

The following article analyzes the construction of Bolivia's indigenous autonomies, since the recognition of its pluri-nationality. In first place, the text exposes the precedents of the political process that resulted in the recognition of a pluri-national State and the indigenous native autonomy's regime. After that, the article presents a theoretical approach based on the multinationalist and indigenous nationalist perspectives, in order to reconsider the notions of State, nation and self-determination. Furthermore, the text evaluates the autonomy's perspective of Ramón Maiz, in pursuit of thinking the settlement of many indigenous nations through institutional forms that coul lead to their self-determination. Finally, the article assesses a concrete self-government building experience, as shown in the case of Jesús de Machaca.

Palavras-chave : Autonomies; Nation; Self-determination; Plurinational State; Bolivia.