Electoral Rules And The Transformation Of Bolivian Politics

Author : Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Rules and the Transformation of Bolivian Politics written by Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2008-09-15 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Electoral Rules and the Transformation of Bolivian Politics: The Rise Evo Morales is the first book-length analysis of the rise in power of the party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS), and its leader President Evo Morales, in Bolivia. It examines the variations on electoral arrangements across time in this country, highlighting the most recent electoral reforms, and contends that the political outcomes of recent times in Bolivia are a byproduct of the electoral system. In doing this, the book offers an interesting contribution to the study of the Bolivian electoral system and recent political events in the country, in particular, and Latin American politics, in general."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : B. Muñoz-Pogossian
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230615465
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Electoral Rules and the Transformation of Bolivian Politics written by B. Muñoz-Pogossian and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-09-29 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book-length analysis of the rise in power of the Bolivian party Movement Towards Socialism (MAS) and its leader, President Evo Morales.

Author : Willem Assies
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 86 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crisis in Bolivia written by Willem Assies and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Waltraud Q. Morales
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438130457
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Brief History of Bolivia written by Waltraud Q. Morales and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2010 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Details the rich culture and history of the South American country of Bolivia.

Author : Raúl L. Madrid
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521195594
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Rise of Ethnic Politics in Latin America written by Raúl L. Madrid and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-26 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores why indigenous movements have recently won elections for the first time in the history of Latin America.

Author : Noam Lupu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 131649537X
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Party Brands in Crisis written by Noam Lupu and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2016-01-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why have so many established political parties across Latin America collapsed in recent years? Party Brands in Crisis offers an explanation that highlights the effect of elite actions on voter behavior. During the 1980s and 1990s, political elites across the region implemented policies inconsistent with the traditional positions of their party, provoked internal party conflicts, and formed strange-bedfellow alliances with traditional rivals. These actions diluted party brands and eroded voter attachment. Without the assured support of a partisan base, parties became more susceptible to short-term retrospective voting, and voters without party attachments deserted incumbent parties when they performed poorly. Party Brands in Crisis offers the first general explanation of party breakdown in Latin America, reinforcing the interaction between elite behavior and mass attitudes.

Author : Gerardo L. Munck
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 110886080X
Total Pages : 649 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latin American Politics and Society written by Gerardo L. Munck and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2022-06-09 with total page 649 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a fresh thematic approach to politics and society in Latin America, this introductory textbook analyzes the region's past and present in an accessible and engaging style well-suited to undergraduate students. The book provides historical insights into modern states and critical issues they are facing, with insightful analyses that are supported by empirical data, maps and timelines. Drawing upon cutting-edge research, the text considers critical topics relevant to all countries within the region such as the expansion of democracy and citizenship rights and responses to human rights abuses, corruption, and violence. Each richly illustrated chapter contains a compelling and cohesive narrative, followed by thought-provoking questions and further reading suggestions, making this text a vital resource for anyone encountering the complexities of Latin American politics for the first time in their studies.

Author : Julio F. Carrión
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0197572294
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Dynamic Theory of Populism in Power written by Julio F. Carrión and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2022 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The relationship between populism and democracy is a hotly debated topic. Some believe that populism is inherently bad for democracy because it is anti-pluralist and confrontational. Others argue that populism can reinvigorate worn-out democracies in need of an infusion of greater popular participation. This book advances this debate by examining the empirical relationship between populism in power and democracy in five Latin American countries. These cases reveal that populism in power does not always lead to the demise of democracy; rather, it does so only under certain varieties of populism. When populist chief executives are bent on using the state's repressive apparatus to subvert democracy, and enjoy significant public support, then it requires an extraordinary effort by both the opposition and the judiciary to contain their efforts at power aggrandizement. If they succeed in overcoming societal and institutional resistance, then an unconstrained variety of populism in power will materialize. The significant power asymmetry that this variety entails will lead to the demise of electoral democracy. If populist leaders are constrained by the judiciary and other institutional actors, then electoral democracy will be preserved, at least for a while. Of the five cases of populist presidents studied here, four were able to rule unconstrained, and only one the populist was contained. The book offers a theory to explain this divergent outcome. There is a recognizable pattern in the trajectory of populism in power, with one path leading to democratic erosion and another to democratic survival"--

Author : Karen Silva-Torres
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000440168
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social and Political Transitions During the Left Turn in Latin America written by Karen Silva-Torres and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Jan Knippers Black
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 0429974698
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latin America written by Jan Knippers Black and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-04-17 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in a fifth edition, Latin America has been updated to reflect the region's growing optimism as economies stabilize, trade diversifies, and political systems become more participatory. This multidisciplinary survey of Latin American history, politics, and society features invited contributions from authorities in a variety of fields. New sections address current events including deforestation in Costa Rica and Brazil, emerging social movements, Ecuador's new constitution, and Obama's stated objectives to repair U.S. relations with the region. In addition, key topics (such as women and Latin American politics, socialist governments and anti-American sentiment, Argentina's deteriorating economy, and Colombia's struggle with military and narcotics issues) receive expanded and revitalized treatment. Other updated material covers outcomes of recent elections in Bolivia, Brazil, and Nicaragua, among others. Through a hybrid thematic and regional organization, this text provides an essential foundation for introductory courses on Latin America.