Political shifts and democratic challenges in Latin America
National case studies and analytical perspectives
Compilers: Gerardo Caetano. Fernando Mayorga.
Authors: Gerardo Caetano. Fernando Mayorga. Ernesto Nieto. Lucia Selios. Martin Plot. Manuel Antonio Garretón. Claudio G. Couto. Alberto Olvera. Carlos de la Torre. Margarita Lopez Maya. Osvaldo Iazzetta. Hugo Quiroga.
After more than three decades of the establishment, expansion, and deepening of democracy, Latin American politics presents new contours closely linked to social, economic, and cultural transformations. Currently, conventional themes related to democratic consolidation, which emphasize the link between the political and the social, are intertwined with inquiries into the quality of democracy, which demand the upholding of the rule of law and emphasize the connection between the political and the institutional. However, these normative appeals contrast with the persistence of informal institutions: the direct action of social movements, the decisive weight of charismatic leaders, and the influence of media conglomerates on political communication. The works included in this book allow for an understanding of Latin American democracy from diverse perspectives, both to delve deeper into its characterization and conceptualization and to open avenues for conceptual and methodological debate in political and social theory.
From the introduction by Gerardo Caetano and Francisco Mayorga
Collection of Groups Work.
ISBN 978-987-722-579-2
CLACSO.
Buenos Aires.
March 2020
