Failed Democracies in Latin America and the Caribbean

ISBN-13: 9783031384806 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Christopher M. Brown

Opis

This book addresses the breakdown of failed democratic systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. The scope of this investigation is a study of political systems of Venezuela, Colombia, and Nicaragua. The implications of the present research on democratic purgatory have real-world applications not only for the above countries but also for those political systems that are currently transitioning and/or consolidating their democracies as well.  

Spis treści

1. Introduction to Democratic Purgatory.- 2. Democracy’s End: A Tale of Two Referenda.- 3. Operationalizing Democratization.- 4. The Blueprint for Democratization.- 5. From Exemplar to Pariah: The Heuristic Case of Venezuela's Breakdown.- 6. Institutionalizing Instability: Prologue to a Farce or Tragedy.- 7. The Long Shadow of Colombia’s National Front Era.- 8. Democratic Purgatory and Dictatorships in Nicaragua.- 9. Democratic Purgatory428F.- 10. Conclusion: Representing the General Will.  52

O autorze

Christopher M. Brown is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Political Science and International Studies, Georgia Southern University, USA. His primary research agenda addresses normative issues of democratization and democracy theory. He is the author of Constructing International Studies and Introduction to International Studies.

Blurb

This book addresses the breakdown of failed democratic systems in Latin America and the Caribbean. The scope of this investigation is a study of political systems of Venezuela, Colombia, and Nicaragua. The implications of the present research on democratic purgatory have real-world applications not only for the above countries but also for those political systems that are currently transitioning and/or consolidating their democracies as well.  

Christopher M. Brown is an Assistant Professor with the Department of Political Science and International Studies, Georgia Southern University, USA. His primary research agenda addresses normative issues of democratization and democracy theory. He is the author of Constructing International Studies and Introduction to International Studies.