Democracy in Latin America: The Failure of Inclusion and the Emergence of Autocratization

Francisco Valdés-Ugalde

Published by De Gruyter 2023

Democracy in Latin America

The Failure of Inclusion and the Emergence of Autocratization

Francisco Valdés-Ugalde

Volume 2 in the series Latin America in Perspective

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110773675

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About this book

Between 1978 and 2006, most Latin American countries joined the "third wave of democracy". However, as elected governments were set in place all over the region, authoritarian actors often managed to overshadow democratic procedures and preserve their authoritarian enclaves, hindering the transformation of the state and the advancement of citizens’ fundamental rights.

This book analyzes the extent to which democratic and authoritarian forces are intertwined in political processes and institutional design and how they affect the inclusion of the citizenry in political decisions. This enables readers to understand how autocratization influences the different dimensions of representative democracy.

Sheds light on the closure of Latin-American politics to democratic trends
Offers an analysis of representative democracy in 16 Latin-American Countries
Analyzes how democratic and authoritarian forces struggle to capture representative democracy

Author / Editor information

Francisco Valdés-Ugalde, Institute for Social Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of figures Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
List of tables Publicly Available Download PDF	XI
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 Democratic transitions and the institutionalization of representative democracy. An overview Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
Chapter 2 The performance of the state. Inequality and exclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	41
Chapter 3 What is representative democracy and how do we measure it? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
Chapter 4 The facets of representative democracy in Latin America Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
Chapter 5 It’s the state, stupid. Institutional obstacles to representative democracy. The rules of the game Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 6 What’s next for democracy in Latin America? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars and students of Social Sciences, Political Sciences, Sociology, Latin American Studies.
Pages
- Front matter: 11
- Main content: 197
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 33
- Tables: 22
Keywords: Representative Democracy; Latin America; Quality of Representation; Political Inclusion; Autocracy

eBook

Published: October 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783110773675

Hardcover

Published: October 24, 2023
ISBN: 9783110773477