“Elecciones en Perspectiva Transnacional: Un Análisis Discursivo a la Oferta Política en las Elecciones Generales Bolivianas 2020”

Abstract

This research aims to explore the Bolivian general elections of 2020 as a differentiated case study between two fields of participation: the national or internal versus the transnational or of the exterior. Considering their complex political background, these elections are a unique event to delineate the similarities and differences in discursive terms between Bolivians who reside inside and outside the country. To do this, a qualitative approach is employed. In this sense, political discourse analysis was used to explore the discursive exchange, between the national and transnational levels, of Bolivia's political offerings. The empirical evidence was compiled by reviewing the documents and social networks of the main presidential candidates, as well as synchronous interviews with representatives of political parties or alliances in Bolivia. The results make it possible to understand how, from the ruling party and the Bolivian opposition, the return of the Movimiento al Socialismo to power is built within the collective imagination.