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LOERA GONZALEZ, Juan Jaime. The building of good living: between the margins and ontological tensions. Polis [online]. 2015, vol.14, n.40, pp.101-121. ISSN 0718-6568.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-65682015000100006.

This paper aims to propose a theoretical discussion concerning the notion of the margins as a space-process where political projects related to BuenVivir are articulated. This proposal refers to the fluctuation experienced bypeople with different histories than that of modernity,includingindigenous peopleof Latin-America, in order to move within and outside the state, markets and dominant society. It also includes theirability to withdraw and dissent from the state appealing to their ontological differences. I argue that such fluctuation can be understood as complementary rather than as opposing forces, expressing the right to live differentlyin regards the dominant society, and at the same time, the need to belong to it. The tension created between this two forces is essential to understand the BuenVivir in the context of contemporary Latin American politics. The proposal of the margins thus opens the possibility of a dialogue of knowledge’s, but also offers an escape to the colonialist project of Euro-modernity.

Palabras clave : BuenVivir; margins; ontologies; indigenous people; Mexico; Chile; Bom Viver; margens; ontologías; povos indígenas; México; Chile.

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