Based on his deep, comprehensive knowledge of politics in the Andean countries, Julio Carrión provides an instructive analysis of the sequential steps in which populist leaders try to impose their hegemony. This timely study convincingly explains why democracy falls in some cases, but not others—the crucial question raised by populism's global advance in recent years.
Julio F. Carrión is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Delaware, where he also was the Founding Director of its Center for Global and Area Studies. He edited The Fujimori Legacy: The Rise of Electoral Authoritarianism in Peru and has published numerous articles in both English and Spanish. His analysis of Peruvian politics has been featured in the Latin
America Advisor, World Politics Review, The Wall Street Journal, and other media outlets.