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Reflections on Uneven Democracies: The Legacy of Guillermo O´Donnell
Daniel Brinks
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Paperback. Students of democracy and institutional performance, both Latin Americanists and comparativists more generally, will find this essential reading. Editor(s): Brinks, Daniel M.; Leiras, Marcelo; Mainwaring, Scott. Num Pages: 432 pages, 19 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: JPB; JPHV. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 638.
The third wave of democratization produced a wealth of enduring social science. Beginning in the 1970s, it prompted scholars to develop important theories on authoritarian breakdowns and transitions to democracy. No one in the field was more influential than Guillermo O'Donnell (1936-2011), whose pathbreaking work shaped the scholarship of generations of social scientists. Reflections on Uneven Democracies honors the legacy of O'Donnell's research by advancing debates related to his work on democracy. Drawing together a veritable Who's Who of eminent scholars - including two of O'Donnell's closest collaborators, Philippe Schmitter and Laurence Whitehead - the volume examines issues related to ... Read more
The third wave of democratization produced a wealth of enduring social science. Beginning in the 1970s, it prompted scholars to develop important theories on authoritarian breakdowns and transitions to democracy. No one in the field was more influential than Guillermo O'Donnell (1936-2011), whose pathbreaking work shaped the scholarship of generations of social scientists. Reflections on Uneven Democracies honors the legacy of O'Donnell's research by advancing debates related to his work on democracy. Drawing together a veritable Who's Who of eminent scholars - including two of O'Donnell's closest collaborators, Philippe Schmitter and Laurence Whitehead - the volume examines issues related to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
432
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421414607
SKU
V9781421414607
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About Daniel Brinks
Daniel Brinks is an associate professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin and the author of The Judicial Response to Police Killings in Latin America: Inequality and the Rule of Law. Marcelo Leiras is an assistant professor of political science and international relations at Universidad de San Andres in Argentina, where he is also director of ... Read more
Reviews for Reflections on Uneven Democracies: The Legacy of Guillermo O´Donnell
A very impressive work... Absolutely essential for scholars and students of Latin America and highly recommended generally. Choice