This book offers an insight into the democratic processes and institutions in Latin and Central America. It analyses the different political systems and the challenges to them from the Left and popular movements.
Lievesley questions how far democracy is embedded in Latin and Central American and asks what constitutes citizenship in political cultures which remain highly differentiated in terms of the structures and relations of power. She does this through an evaluation of the two distinct perspectives of democracy: the liberal pacted and the radical participatory models.
Established political systems, systems in transition from military to civilian rule and Socialist systems are viewed through the prism of these two models. The inter-relationship between state, military, political parties and popular movements are examined with a view to determining the possibility of the emergence of a new politics, which would be inclusion rather than exclusionary and would pursue social justice.
The book will provide a stimulating assessment of the region’s politics for undergraduates and will provoke debate for postgraduates.
Table of Content
Introduction
1. Models of democracy
2. Official politics
3. The left and democracy
4. The politics of the poor
5. The political power of women
6. The constraints upon democracy
Index
About the author
Geraldine Lievesley is Senior Lecturer in Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University
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