New Institutions For Participatory Democracy In Latin America: Voice And Consequence
Document Type
Book
Publication Date
2012
Published In
New Institutions For Participatory Democracy In Latin America: Voice And Consequence
Abstract
This volume describes and analyzes the proliferation of new mechanisms for participation in Latin American democracies and considers the relationship between direct participation and the consolidation of representative institutions based on more traditional electoral conceptions of democracy. Encompassing case studies in Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the book draws on original fieldwork to assess how these new institutions operate in practice in order to illuminate the conditions under which strengthened institutions of direct participation enhance broader aims of democratic participation. In so doing, it conveys fresh perspectives on the quality of democracy in Latin America today and the future prospects for deepening democratic citizenship. The theoretical and empirical contributions of the book will stimulate interest among comparative political scientists, Latin American Studies scholars, and students of democratic theory.
Published By
Palgrave Macmillan
Editor(s)
M. A. Cameron, E. Hershberg, And Kenneth E. Sharpe
Recommended Citation
M. A. Cameron, E. Hershberg, and Kenneth Evan Sharpe. (2012). New Institutions For Participatory Democracy In Latin America: Voice And Consequence.
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