Soledad Valdivia Rivera is a lecturer in modern history at the Latin American Studies Department at Leiden University. In 2009, she was awarded the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research NOW grant for her research.

"...a sound piece of scholarship that is well-situated within the current literature on social movements. The book's concept of network governance and its analysis of the Bolivian situation are informed and sound." Andrew Canessa, University of Essex"Soledad Valdivia Rivera has written a rich and insightful study on a highly relevant topic for Bolivian politics (and beyond). In particular, the book demonstrates both extensive empirical work and a great passion for the subject and the case of Bolivia." Bettina Schorr, Freie Universitat Berlin

• List of FiguresIntroductionChapter 1. Social Movements, the State and Political Networks in the Construction of Democracy in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Social Movements in the Neo-Liberal State: Evolution of the Social Movement into a Political ActorChapter 3. The 'State-Society Interface' and 'Political Networks';: Social Movements and the Bolivian Constituent Process, 2006-2009Chapter 4. 'Political Networks' in the Post-Constituent Period from 2010-2016Chapter 5. Political Leadership and 'Political Networks'ConclusionReference List

Soledad Valdivia Rivera is a lecturer in modern history at the Latin American Studies Department at Leiden University. In 2009, she was awarded the Dutch Organization for Scientific Research NOW grant for her research.

"...a sound piece of scholarship that is well-situated within the current literature on social movements. The book's concept of network governance and its analysis of the Bolivian situation are informed and sound." Andrew Canessa, University of Essex"Soledad Valdivia Rivera has written a rich and insightful study on a highly relevant topic for Bolivian politics (and beyond). In particular, the book demonstrates both extensive empirical work and a great passion for the subject and the case of Bolivia." Bettina Schorr, Freie Universitat Berlin

• List of FiguresIntroductionChapter 1. Social Movements, the State and Political Networks in the Construction of Democracy in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Social Movements in the Neo-Liberal State: Evolution of the Social Movement into a Political ActorChapter 3. The 'State-Society Interface' and 'Political Networks';: Social Movements and the Bolivian Constituent Process, 2006-2009Chapter 4. 'Political Networks' in the Post-Constituent Period from 2010-2016Chapter 5. Political Leadership and 'Political Networks'ConclusionReference List