DIPLOMACY OF PEOPLES: INVOLVEMENT OF THE LATIN AMERICAN POPULATION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

Abstract

Latin America is currently one of the main participants in the interesting processes of forming new models of diplomacy. The region demonstrates an example of the evolution of collective forms of diplomacy with the participation of the population - NGOs, civil society institutions, the academic community, indigenous peoples. The article examines the growth of public participation in international processes. Attention is drawn to the fact that the diplomacy of peoples is one of the most important elements of the process of transformation of the state and the formation of fairer and more equitable societies. The main elements of peoples' diplomacy are analyzed, including civil diplomacy, paradiplomacy and indigenous peoples' diplomacy. Special attention is paid to the diplomacy of indigenous peoples living in Latin American countries. Formal and informal channels of implementation and tools of new models of diplomacy are considered on the example of Bolivia and Ecuador.