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Katherine Hite - Authoritarian Legacies Democracy in La (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies) - 9780268020194 - V9780268020194
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Authoritarian Legacies Democracy in La (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)

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Description for Authoritarian Legacies Democracy in La (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies) Hardcover. Among the challenges for democracies in Latin America and Southern Europe are weakened political parties, politicized militaries, compromised judiciaries, corrupt police forces and widespread citizen distrust. These essays offer an examination of the political structures and institutions bequeathed by authoritarian regimes. Editor(s): Hite, Katherine; Cesarini, Paola. Series: Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 1KL; JPHV; JPHX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 644.

Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern Europe brings together well-known comparative political scientists to define and explore the effects of authoritarian rule in post-authoritarian regimes in Southern Europe, the Southern Cone, and Brazil. Contributors to this volume use the research of historians, social psychologists, anthropologists, and sociologists to formulate their conceptualizations of legacies. Their analysis is also sensitive to the experiences of those who live with the consequences of authoritarian regimes. Each chapter offers a multi-case comparison either from within Latin America or between Latin America and Southern Europe.

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Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern Europe encourages comparativists to consider more systematically the many manifestations of authoritarian legacies as challenges to democracy. This volume will appeal to all students and scholars interested in comparative politics, Latin America, Southern Europe, and democratization.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Notre Dame Press
Condition
New
Series
Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Notre Dame IN, United States
ISBN
9780268020194
SKU
V9780268020194
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About Katherine Hite
Katherine Hite is assistant professor of political science at Vassar College. Paola Cesarini is a doctoral candidate in political science at Columbia University. Contributors: Paola Cesarini, Katherine Hite, Leonardo Morlino, Frances Hagopian, Paloma Aguilar, Felipe Agüero, Anthony H. Pereira, Mark Ungar, and Consuelo Cruz.

Reviews for Authoritarian Legacies Democracy in La (Helen Kellogg Institute for International Studies)
“A superb point of entry into the rich and varied scholarship on real-world democracies after transitions from dictatorship. This coherent, well-edited collection has clearly benefited from interaction among different scholars and disciplines over time. It makes a persuasive case that the concept of ‘authoritarian legacies’ can be utilized with analytical rigor, attentive to the symbolic and expressive sides of politics ... Read more

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