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Political Learning and Redemocratization in Latin America: Do Politicians Learn from Political Crises?

Jennifer L. McCoy, editor
Political Learning and Redemocratization in Latin America: Do Politicians Learn from Political Crises?
ISBN: 978-1-57454-063-5
$45.00
ISBN: 978-1-57454-066-6
$21.95
1999/160 pages
Distributed for the North-South Center Press

DESCRIPTION

Intrigued with the question of how societies adopt norms, institutions, and rules associated with liberal democracy, the contributors to this volume examine how political actors in Latin America reorient their behavior and attitudes to support, adapt, or acquiesce to democracy. The authors offer case studies of change in political parties in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Venezuela—countries where democracy has broken down and been reinstated. They also discuss adaptation to change in the military, business, and labor sectors.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Jennifer L. McCoy is associate professor of political science at Georgia State University and a senior research associate at The Carter Center.

CONTENTS

  • The Learning Process—J.L. McCoy.
  • Argentina: Lost Opportunities and Ongoing Learning—M. Cavarozzi.
  • Chile: Political Learning and the Reconstruction of Democracy—M.A. Garretón and M. Espinosa.
  • Uruguay: Democratic Learning and Its Limits—L.C. Bonino.
  • Venezuela: Old Successes, New Constraints on Learning—F. Jacome.
  • Comparative Lessons—J.L. McCoy.