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1 Del Estado racista al Estado plural:un nuevo debate de las elites <strong>in</strong>telectuales en <strong>Guatemala</strong>Marta Elena Casaús ArzúMarta Elena Casaús Arzú:Pr<strong>of</strong>esora Titular de Historia deAmérica, Universidad Autónomade Madrid.E-mail: m.casaus@terra.esEl artículo trata de analizar mediante el análisis de los discursosde las elites mayas y lad<strong>in</strong>as, como éstas perciben la problemáticadel racismo, la discrim<strong>in</strong>ación y el tipo de estado en <strong>Guatemala</strong>.El debate de estas elites <strong>in</strong>telectuales, novedoso en un país como<strong>Guatemala</strong>, cuestiona el modelo de estado homogéneo y racistaimperante en el país y propone la creación de un estado plural,democrático y participativo, en donde todos los ciudadanos yciudadanas se sientan reconocidos y representados.Palabras claves: estado racista; racismo de estado; pueblos <strong>in</strong>dígenas; elites <strong>in</strong>telectuales;mayas y lad<strong>in</strong>asMarta Elena Casaús Arzú:Associate Pr<strong>of</strong>essor <strong>of</strong> History atthe Universidad Autónoma deMadrid.E-mail: m.casaus@terra.esUs<strong>in</strong>g discourse analysis, this article seeks to analyze thediscourses <strong>of</strong> elite Mayan <strong>and</strong> Lad<strong>in</strong>o actors <strong>and</strong> how these actorsperceive the problematic <strong>of</strong> racism, discrim<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>and</strong> the state<strong>in</strong> <strong>Guatemala</strong>. The debates <strong>of</strong> these elite <strong>in</strong>tellectuals, new <strong>in</strong><strong>Guatemala</strong>, questions the model <strong>of</strong> a homogeneous <strong>and</strong> raciststate which has dom<strong>in</strong>ated with<strong>in</strong> the country, <strong>and</strong> proposes thecreation <strong>of</strong> a plural, democratic <strong>and</strong> participatory state, <strong>in</strong> whichall citizens are recognized <strong>and</strong> represented.Keywords: Racist State; State <strong>Racism</strong>; Indigenous People; Intellectual Elites; Mayas <strong>and</strong>Lad<strong>in</strong>asSTOCKHOLM REVIEW OF LATIN AMERICAN STUDIESIssue No. 6, March 20107

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