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Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species?

Latin American Democracy: Emerging Reality or Endangered Species?

by Richard L. Millett (Editor)

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    Paperback 2009

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Synopsis

Nearly thirty years have passed since Latin America began the arduous task of transitioning from military-led rule to democracy. In this time, more countries have moved toward the institutional bases of democracy than at any time in the region's history. Nearly all countries have held free, competitive elections and most have had peaceful alternations in power between opposing political forces. Despite these advances, however, Latin American countries continue to face serious domestic and international challenges to the consolidation of stable democratic governance. The challenges range from weak political institutions, corruption, legacies of militarism, transnational crime and globalization among others.

In Latin American Democracy contributors - both academics and practitioners, North Americans and Latin Americans - explore and assess the state of democratic consolidation in Latin America by focusing on the specific issues and challenges confronting democratic governance in the region.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 384
 Edition: 1
 Publisher: Routledge
Published: 20 Feb 2009
ISBN 10: 0415990483
ISBN 13: 9780415990486

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This cohesive volume provides a comprehensive analysis of recent trends away from democratization. It is written by the top scholars in the field and does an excellent job of looking at topics from both the perspective of the North and that of the South. Unlike other treatments, which focus narrowly on state institutions, this volume goes far beyond that limited perspective and includes such important issues as political culture, populism, crime, corruption, civil-military relations, human rights, the media, and more. A must read for scholars, students, and policy makers.

-Mitchell A. Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science, and Director of the AmericasBarometer, Vanderbilt University

This timely volume addresses the most relevant issues for Latin American democracies today: presidential institutions and the rule of law, women's and indigenous rights, the role of mass media and the exposure of corruption, crime-control and the new roles of the military, populism and the emergence of progressive leftist governments, and the impact of globalization and US policies. Millett, Holmes, and Perez have produced an ambitious book and a valuable resource for the classroom.

-Anibal S. Perez-Linan, University of Pittsburgh

This volume provides an outstanding selection of essays from prominent Latin Americanists that deal clearly and in depth with the key challenges facing the consolidation of democracy throughout the region.

-Bruce Bagley, University of Miami

Author Bio
Richard L. Millett is a Senior Advisor for Political Risk to the PRS Group and Adjunct Professor at the Defense Institute of Security Assistance Management. He is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Historical Studies at Southern Illinois University. Jennifer S. Holmes is Associate Professor of Political Economy and Political Science at the University of Texas at Dallas. Orlando J. Perez is Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University. He is a member of the Scientific Support Group for the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) at Vanderbilt University.