Democracy in Latin America - The Failure of Inclusion and the Emergence of Autocratization

Between 1978 and 2006, most Latin American countries joined the "third wave of democracy". However, as elected governments were set in place all over the region, authoritarian actors often managed to overshadow democratic procedures and preserve their authoritarian enclaves, hindering the transformation of the state and the advancement of citizens' fundamental rights.
This book analyzes the extent to which democratic and authoritarian forces are intertwined in political processes and institutional design and how they affect the inclusion of the citizenry in political decisions. This enables readers to understand how autocratization influences the different dimensions of representative democracy.

About the author

Francisco Valdés-Ugalde, Institute for Social Research, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Product details

• Authors: Francisco Valdés-Ugalde
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English, German
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.10.2024
• EAN: 9783111631295
• ISBN: 978-3-11-163129-5
• No. of pages: 197
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 12 mm x 230 mm
• Weight: 471 g
• Illustrations: 33 b/w ill., 22 b/w tbl.
• Series: Latin America in Perspective
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Lateinamerika, Sociology, Latin America, Autokratie, Bürgerbeteiligung, Repräsentative Demokratie, Political science & theory, Political structures: democracy, auseinandersetzen, POL000000 POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, Representative Democracy, SOC000000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Autocracy, SOC026000 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, Paperback Project, politische Beteiligung, Repräsentation , Political Inclusion, Quality of Representation