Latin America S Turbulent Transitions

Author : Roger Burbach,Michael Fox,Federico Fuentes
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848135697

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Latin America's Turbulent Transitions by Roger Burbach,Michael Fox,Federico Fuentes Pdf

Over the past few years, something remarkable has occurred in Latin America. For the first time since the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua in the 1980s, people within the region have turned toward radical left governments - specifically in Venezuela, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Why has this profound shift taken place and how does this new, so-called Twenty-First-Century Socialism actually manifest itself? What are we to make of the often fraught relationship between the social movements and governments in these countries and do, in fact, the latter even qualify as 'socialist' in reality? These are the bold and critical questions that Latin America's Turbulent Transitions explores. The authors provocatively argue that although US hegemony in the region is on the wane, the traditional socialist project is also declining and something new is emerging. Going beyond simple conceptions of 'the left', the book reveals the true underpinnings of this powerful, transformative, and yet also complicated and contradictory process.

Author : Karen Silva-Torres,Carolina Rozo-Higuera,Daniel S. Leon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000440225

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Social and Political Transitions During the Left Turn in Latin America by Karen Silva-Torres,Carolina Rozo-Higuera,Daniel S. Leon Pdf

Social and Political Transitions During the Left Turn in Latin America provides fourteen contributions to understand, from a multidisciplinary perspective, processes of socio-political reconfigurations in the region from the early 2000s to the mid-2010s. The Left Turn was the regional shift to left-of-center governments and social movements that sought to replace the neoliberal policies of the 1990s. This volume aims to answer the overarching research question: how do state and societal (national and transnational) actors trigger and shape processes of political and socio-economic transitions in Latin America from the rise to the decline of the Left Turn. The book presents case studies in which transitions are moments of change and uncertainty, which one cannot predict their definitive outcomes. The various case studies presented in the book place actors and processes in specific historical and socio-political contexts, which are influenced directly or indirectly by the historical trajectory of Latin America’s Left Turn. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of Social and Political History, Latin American History, and those interested in the social and political developments in Latin America more broadly.

Author : Carlos Horacio Waisman,Raanan Rein
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015061178094

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Spanish and Latin American Transitions to Democracy by Carlos Horacio Waisman,Raanan Rein Pdf

"The essays in this book, written by distinguished specialists, examine the different trajectories in Spain and several nations in Latin America, and seek to explain the different outcomes. In the large recent literature on transitions, this is the first systematic comparison between Spain and the Latin American cases. Taken together, these papers make a powerful argument in favor of the thesis that the outcomes of these transitions are largely determined by the solidity of institutions, governmental ones in particular."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Guillermo O’Donnell,Philippe C. Schmitter,Laurence Whitehead
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781421410203

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Transitions from Authoritarian Rule by Guillermo O’Donnell,Philippe C. Schmitter,Laurence Whitehead Pdf

An array of internationally noted scholars examines the process of democratization in southern Europe and Latin America. They provide new interpretations of both current and historical efforts of nations to end periods of authoritarian rule and to initiate transition to democracy, efforts that have met with widely varying degrees of success and failure. Extensive case studies of individual countries, a comparative overview, and a synthesis conclusions offer important insights for political scientists, students, and all concerned with the prospects for democracy. Political democracy is not the only possible outcome of transitions from authoritarianism. The authors draw out the implications of democracy as a goal and of the uncertainty inherent in transitional situations. Democratization is perhaps the central issue in Latin American politics today. Case studies focus on Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Author : Shoujun Cui,Manuel Pérez García
Publisher : Springer
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781137540805

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China and Latin America in Transition by Shoujun Cui,Manuel Pérez García Pdf

This volume explores the policy dynamics, economic commitments and social impacts of the fast evolving Sino-LAC relations. China’s engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean has entered into an era of strategic transition. While China is committed to strengthening its economic and political ties with Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin America as a bloc is enthusiastically echoing China’s endeavor by diverting their focus toward the other side of the ocean. The transitional aspect of China-LAC ties is phenomenal, and is manifested not only in the accelerating momentum of trade, investment, and loan but also in the China-CELAC Forum mechanism that maps out an institutional framework for decades beyond. While Latin America is redefined as an emerging priority to the leadership in Beijing, what are the responses from Latin America and the United States? In this sense, experts from four continents provide local answers to this global question.

Author : Karen Silva-Torres,Carolina Rozo-Higuera,Daniel S. Leon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000440164

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Social and Political Transitions During the Left Turn in Latin America by Karen Silva-Torres,Carolina Rozo-Higuera,Daniel S. Leon Pdf

Social and Political Transitions During the Left Turn in Latin America provides fourteen contributions to understand, from a multidisciplinary perspective, processes of socio-political reconfigurations in the region from the early 2000s to the mid-2010s. The Left Turn was the regional shift to left-of-center governments and social movements that sought to replace the neoliberal policies of the 1990s. This volume aims to answer the overarching research question: how do state and societal (national and transnational) actors trigger and shape processes of political and socio-economic transitions in Latin America from the rise to the decline of the Left Turn. The book presents case studies in which transitions are moments of change and uncertainty, which one cannot predict their definitive outcomes. The various case studies presented in the book place actors and processes in specific historical and socio-political contexts, which are influenced directly or indirectly by the historical trajectory of Latin America’s Left Turn. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of Social and Political History, Latin American History, and those interested in the social and political developments in Latin America more broadly.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781135907228

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The Unfinished Transition to Democracy in Latin America by Anonim Pdf

Author : Gary McMahon,Juan Antonio Morales
Publisher : Springer
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349246427

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Economic Policy and the Transition to Democracy by Gary McMahon,Juan Antonio Morales Pdf

In the 1980s a large number of Latin American countries reverted from military dictatorships to civilian democracies. In most cases the new democratic governments inherited an extremely precarious economic situation, which left little room to manoeuvre. This book analyzes the special problems that governments face in the formulation and implementation of economic policy after the restoration of democracy. In each of six cases - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay - an analysis is made of the difficulties encountered and the performance of the democratic governments.

Author : Steve Ellner
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781442229501

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Latin America's Radical Left by Steve Ellner Pdf

This timely book explores the unique challenges facing the left in Latin America today. The contributors offer clear and comprehensive assessments of the difficult conditions and conflicting forces that have brought to power the current leftist regimes in Latin American and the Caribbean and are shaping their development. With its balanced and thorough assessment, this study will provide readers with a deep and nuanced understanding of the complexity of the political, economic, and sociocultural reality of contemporary Latin America and the Caribbean.

Author : Barry Cannon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135021832

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The Right in Latin America by Barry Cannon Pdf

Most current analysis on Latin American politics has been directed at examining the shift to the left in the region. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the reactions of the right to this phenomenon. What kind of discursive, policy, and strategic responses have emerged among the right in Latin America as a result of this historic turn to the left? Have there been any shifts in attitudes to inequality and poverty as a result of the successes of the left in those areas? How has the right responded strategically to regain the political initiative from the left? And what implications might such responses have for democracy in the region? The Right in Latin America seeks to provide answers to these questions while helping to fill a gap in the literature on contemporary Latin American politics. Unlike previous studies, Barry Cannon’s book does not simply concentrate on party political responses to the contemporary challenges for the right in the region. Rather he uses a wider, more comprehensive theoretical framework, grounded in political sociology, in recognition of the deep social roots of the right among Latin America’s elites, in a region known for its startling inequalities. Using Michael Mann’s pioneering work on power, he shows how elite dominance in the key areas of the economy, ideology, the military, and in transnational relations, has had a profound influence on the political strategies of the Latin American right. He shows how left governments, especially the more radical ones, have threatened elite power in these areas, influencing right-wing strategic responses as a result. These responses, he persuasively argues, can vary from elections, through street protests and media campaigns, to military coups, depending on the level of perceived threat felt by elites from the left. In this way, Cannon uncovers the dialectical nature of the left/right relationship in contemporary Latin American politics, while simultaneously providing pointers as to how the left can respond to the challenge of the right’s resurgence in the current context of left retrenchment. Cannon’s multi-faceted inter-disciplinary approach, including original research among right-leaning actors in the region makes the book an essential reference not only for those interested in the contemporary Latin American right but for anyone interested in the region’s politics at a critical juncture in its history.

Author : Latin American Studies Association. International Congress
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0842027688

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Repression, Resistance, and Democratic Transition in Central America by Latin American Studies Association. International Congress Pdf

For Central America, the last third of the 20th century was a time of dramatic change in which most countries shifted from dictatorships to formal political democracy. This study demonstrates how revolt and revolution served as the motors of political change in Central America. The book examines the various ways in which democratic transition has taken place - all of which have been distinct from countries in South America, where democratization was relatively sudden and peaceful. It analyzes the major forces shaping change in the region and provides the recent political history of all six Central American countries: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama. Each country's particular transition should add to the reader's understanding of democratization.

Author : Felipe Agüero,Jeffrey Stark
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X004290314

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Fault Lines of Democracy in Post-transition Latin America by Felipe Agüero,Jeffrey Stark Pdf

Concerns about democratization in Latin America today center not on the threat of authoritarian regression, but on the depth, quality, fairness, and completeness of democratization thus far. Large-scale economic and social reforms, stronger and more complex civil societies, and processes of integration and globalization call for new approaches in order to understand the unfolding of democracy in the region. In this context, the contributors to this volume explore the often disjunctive aspects of Latin American democracy, providing a nuanced understanding of contemporary democratic governance.

Author : Kenneth M. Roberts
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 357 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : 9780521856874

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Changing Course in Latin America by Kenneth M. Roberts Pdf

This book explores the impact of economic crises and free-market reforms on party systems and political representation in contemporary Latin America. It explains why some patterns of market reform align and stabilize party systems, whereas other patterns of reform leave party systems vulnerable to widespread social protest and electoral instability. In contrast to other works on the topic, this book accounts for both the institutionalization and the breakdown of party systems, and it explains why Latin America turned to the Left politically in the aftermath of the market-reform process. Ultimately, it explains why this "left turn" was more radical in some countries than others and why it had such varied effects on national party systems.

Author : Francisco E. González
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-04-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801888007

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Dual Transitions from Authoritarian Rule by Francisco E. González Pdf

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Dual Transitions from Authoritarian Rule -- PART I. THE 1970S: DIVERGENT POLITICO-ECONOMIC TRAJECTORIES -- 1. Chile, 1970-1982 -- 2. Mexico, 1970-1982 -- PART II. THE 1980S: SURVIVING THE CRISIS YEARS AND CONVERGENCE OF TRAJECTORIES -- 3. Chile's Decisive Decade, 1982-1990 -- 4. Mexico's Lost Decade, 1982-1988 -- PART III. THE 1990S: VERSIONS OF ELECTORAL DEMOCRACY AND FREE MARKET ECONOMIES -- 5. The New Chile, 1990-2000 -- 6. Mexico in North America, 1988-2000 -- Conclusion: Dual Transitions in Chile, Mexico, and Beyond -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Author : Ronaldo Munck
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-10-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780228004936

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Social Movements in Latin America by Ronaldo Munck Pdf

Social movements are a key feature of the political and social landscape of Latin America. Ronaldo Munck explores their full range, emanating from different sections of Latin American society and motivated by many different concerns, including worker organizations, peasant and land reform movements, Indigenous groups, women's movements, and environmental groups. Although the mosaic of interlocking and connected issues and rights presents a complex map of social concerns and potentially a fragmented political force, these movements are likely to be at the centre of any future progressive politics in Latin America. As a result, they require careful understanding and a more nuanced theoretical approach. Drawing on insights from Latin American approaches to social movement theory, the book offers a distinctive contribution to social movement literature. The text incorporates detailed case studies and a methodological appendix for students wishing to develop their own research agendas in the field.