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Latin America in Times of Turbulence: Presidentialism under Stress
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Abstract This book accounts for and analyses the latest developments in Latin American presidential democracies, with a special focus on political institutions. The stellar line-up of renowned scholars of Latin American politics and institutions from Latin America, Europe, and the United States offer new ins... view more
This book accounts for and analyses the latest developments in Latin American presidential democracies, with a special focus on political institutions. The stellar line-up of renowned scholars of Latin American politics and institutions from Latin America, Europe, and the United States offer new insights into how democratic institutions have operated within the critical context that marked the political and social life of the region in the last few years: the eruption of popular protest and discontent, the widespread distrust of political institutions, and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic. Combining different methodological approaches, including cross-national studies, small-N studies, case studies, and quantitative and qualitative data, the contributions cluster around three themes: the problem with fixed terms and other features of presidentialism, inter-institutional relations and executive accountability, and old and new threats to democracy in these times of turmoil. The volume concludes with an assessment of the political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.
Beyond current scholars and students of comparative political scientists, Latin America in Times of Turbulence will be of great interest to a wide spectrum of readers interested in comparative systems of government, democracy studies, and Latin American politics more generally.... view less
Keywords
president; Latin America; epidemic; government; democracy; contagious disease; political system; protest; politics; politician; presidential system
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Corona; Covid-19; Corona-Virus; Präsidialdemokratie; Amtszeit; Unzufriedenheit; Pandemie
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Publisher
Routledge
City
New York
Page/Pages
225 p.
Series
Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics
DOI
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003324249
ISBN
978-1-003-32424-9
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0