Latin American politics

Três variantes do personalismo na política da América Hispânica: o caudilhismo, o bolivarianismo e o populismo como expressões de afirmação regional / Three variants of personalism in Hispanic America’s politics: caudilism,bolivarianism and populism as expressions of regional affimation

by Francisco Mata Machado Tavares (Franck)

Abstract: This article discusses, from a political-theoretical approach, three variants of the
charismatic... more Abstract: This article discusses, from a political-theoretical approach, three variants of the
charismatic legitimation of power that are identified, along different historical epochs, in Hispanic
America. The goal is to identify the common features and the differences between caudilism,
bolivarianism and populism. The argument I intend to justify is that the political personalism in
this subcontinent is closely related to the affirmation of its regional autonomy, and, thus, to the
denial of the legalist-rationalist legitimation consubstantiated in the European constitutionalism.
There would be, thus, a paradoxical relation between the citizenry autonomy pressupposed in the
constitutional ideal, and the local autonomy, which is intrinsic to the expressions of personalism
in Hispanic America

Claves geopolíticas para entender las posibilidades de los partidos de izquierda en América Latina

by Iñigo Errejón Galván

Geografías del terror en Colombia.

by Iñigo Errejón Galván

(2010) Reseña del libro: "Comunidades negras y espacio en el Pacífico colombiano. Hacia un giro geográfico en el estudio de los movimientos sociales" Ulrich Oslender (2008) Bogotá: Instituto Colombiano de Antropología e Historia, 355 pp.

En Bolivie, une victoire difficile

by Iñigo Errejón Galván

Publicado en la revista francesa "Multitudes" en su número 35, 2008 pp. 85-95

"De l’effondrement du pouvoir néolibéral au combat pour l’hégémonie indigène et populaire"

Après... more "De l’effondrement du pouvoir néolibéral au combat pour l’hégémonie indigène et populaire"

Après deux années et demi de gouvernement du Movimiento Al Socialismo (MAS), nous ne pouvons que constater une certaine léthargie des mouvements sociaux. L’explication ne réside peut-être pas tant dans la cooptation des organisations paysannes et urbaines par le gouvernement que dans la dynamique propre des mouvements sociaux depuis le début de la mise en place du modèle néolibéral en 1985.

Review of Nayibe Bermúdez Barrios´s "Latin American Cinemas: Local Views and Transnational Connections." Calgary: U of Calgary P, 2011. Pp. 333. ISBN 978-1-55238-514-2.

by Santiago Juan-Navarro

Published in Hispania 95.2 (2012): 344–75

Las reformas judiciales en América Latina y la rendición de cuentas del Estado

by Maria Inclan

Political Realignment of the Uruguayan Left

by Cecilia Cordeiro

Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Chile (1990-2003): The Executive Branch

by David Altman

(2008) In Scott Morgenstern & Peter Siavelis (Eds.), Pathway to Power in Latin America. University Park: Penn State University Press. pp: 241-270. [ISBN-10: 0271033754]

Die Außenhandelspolitik der Regierung Ortega

by Matthias Ebenau

[2010] Chapter in I. Schnipkoweit & T. Schützhofer (Eds.), Der `neue Sandinismusʼ in Nicaragua. Autoritärer Selbstbedienungsstaat oder neues Entwicklungsmodell? (pp. 89-110). Kassel: One World Perspectives

Lux, Christina. “The House Facing the Sea." Translation from the French of “La Maison face à la mer” by Marie-Célie Agnant. Metamorphoses: The Five College Faculty Seminar on Literary Translation, 11.1 (Spring 2003): 193-199.

by Christina Lux

also listed under translator's former name, "Vander Vorst"

Translation of a short story by Haitian author Marie-Célie Agnant; originally appeared in the collection Le Silence... more Translation of a short story by Haitian author Marie-Célie Agnant; originally appeared in the collection Le Silence comme le sang (1997).

Keywords: Haiti, short story, Agnant, Canada, women, gender, violence, conflict, Caribbean

From Fukuoka to Santiago: Institutionalization of Political Science in Latin America

by David Altman

[2006] PS-Political Science and Politics 39 (1): 196-203

Desafección cívica, polarización ideológica y calidad de la democracia: una introducción al Anuario Político de América Latina

by David Altman

[2007] Revista de Ciencia Política 27 (EE): 3-29. (With Juan Pablo Luna).

El año 2006 América Latina estuvo dominada por una inusual actividad electoral a lo largo y ancho del continente. A... more El año 2006 América Latina estuvo dominada por una inusual actividad electoral a lo largo y ancho del continente. A nivel de relaciones internacionales, este año se caracterizó por mostrar un nivel infrecuente de conflictividad entre los países, llegando inclusive a manifestarse en roces diplomáticos serios. Al interior de cada país, también resultaron evidentes problemas transversales: déficits persistentes de desarrollo humano
a contramano de la expansión económica, la exclusión casi sistemática de importantes grupos sociales del juego político, la persistencia de discriminación social y política por razones de género y/o étnicas, y la presencia de un creciente nivel de desafección política. En algunos países, además, han existido roces entre los ejecutivos y los legislativos y, en un sentido más amplio, se han observado múltiples deficiencias a nivel de “gobernabilidad democrática”. Si bien la democracia ha logrado instalarse en la gran mayoría del continente y las elecciones son el principal vehículo de selección de gobiernos, hoy resultan evidentes problemas a los que en un momento de transición, y por razones entendibles, la disciplina no otorgó suficiente
importancia. La realidad política de la región se ha vuelto tan dinámica y “fluida” y los nuevos desafíos de nuestras democracias son actualmente tan variados y significativos, que una crónica comparativa anual sobre los procesos políticos vividos por cada país constituye, a nuestro entender, una herramienta de investigación tan fundamental como necesaria. Este trabajo ofrece una introducción a este anuario.

Cabinet Determinants of Structural Reforms in Latin America, 1985-2000.

by David Altman

[2008] The Developing Economies XLVI (1): 1-25. (With Rossana Castiglioni).

Little research has been devoted to the analysis of how different characteristics of the executives affect structural... more Little research has been devoted to the analysis of how different characteristics of the executives affect structural reforms. This article analyzes the impact of cabinet fragmentation and the presidential ideological position on the scope of structural reforms in nine Latin American presidential democracies of the postauthoritarian period. In so doing, it treats cabinets as conglomerates of actors that are accountable both to the president and to their parties, with nonpartisan ministers being only accountable to the president. It shows that the higher the percentage of nonpartisan ministers, the lesser the costs associated with bargaining a reform within the executive. When presidents build governing coalitions, they limit their capacity of acting unilaterally. However, they are better able to advance their structural reform proposals than single-party governments are. Data on cabinet composition were collected by the authors and data on the dependent variable structural reform comes from Lora (2001).

Assessing the Quality of Democracy: Freedom, Competitiveness, and Participation in 18 Latin American Countries

by David Altman

[2002] Democratization 9 (2): 85-100.  (With Aníbal Pérez-Liñán).

This article explores the problem of conceptualizing and measuring the quality of democracy in Latin America. The... more This article explores the problem of conceptualizing and measuring the quality of democracy in Latin America. The first part discusses the use of the concept and the need for an operational measure. It explores three dimensions of the quality of democracy: civil rights, participation and effective competition. The second part develops an indicator of effective competition, one of the key dimensions of the concept. The third part analyses the empirical relationship between all three dimensions in 18 Latin American countries between 1978 and 1996. The study constructs summary measures of the quality of democracy in several ways, and show that the ranking of the cases is highly consistent no matter the procedure applied. The final section tests the validity of the measure and discusses its limitations.

Bringing Direct Democracy Back In: Toward a Three-Dimensional Measure of Democracy

by David Altman

[2012] Democratization. DOI:10.1080/13510347.2012.659020

Most procedural definitions and measurements of democracy are missing one crucial component: direct popular... more Most procedural definitions and measurements of democracy are missing one crucial component: direct popular decision-making. This is an important gap that does not allow users of data to ascertain some important variation among democracies. Thus, I propose a new measure that is strongly anchored in a procedural definition of democracy but includes this missing dimension. The proposed measure is well rooted in the literature and introduces a dimension whereby citizens may become the masters of their political fate at any time and without the consent of elected authorities, while avoiding the inclusion of extraneous attributes that are not highlighted in democratic theory. Tests of the validity of the new indicator, using Latin American cases, show that there is enough room for its inclusion without the typical collinearity problems this literature faces. This indicator is not only sound, but it is empirically appealing as it performs better than others when testing relevant hypotheses.

Ferrer, Carolina. 1997. «Una compleja máquina de narrar: La ciudad ausente de Ricardo Piglia». Cyber Humanitatis n°3.

by Carolina Ferrer

Ferrer, Carolina. 2005. «Balcanización y orfandad en 2010 : Chile en llamas de Darío Oses». Documentos Lingüísticos y Literarios n°28, p. 29-33.

by Carolina Ferrer

Ferrer, Carolina. 2011. «La novela de transición: aproximaciones a la injusticia radical en El desierto de Carlos Franz, El material humano de Rodrigo Rey Rosa y Un lugar llamado Oreja de Perro de Iván Thays». Actas del XLVII Congreso de la Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas.

by Carolina Ferrer

District Magnitude and Voter Turnout A multilevel analysis of self-reported voting in the 32 Dominican Republic districts

by Kristof Jacobs

İnternetten Demokrasi İndirmek? İnternetin Latin Amerika’da Vatandaşlık Haklarını İlerletme Potansiyeli ve Sınırlamaları

by Uluslararası İlişkiler

Bert Hoffmann, " İnternetten Demokrasi İndirmek? İnternetin Latin Amerika’da Vatandaşlık Hakklarını İlerletme Potansiyeli ve Sınırlamaları ", Uluslararası İlişkiler, Cilt 4, Sayı 16 (Kış), 2007-2008

Bu makalede Latin Amerika’daki internet kullanımını, internetin nasıl algılandığını ve ne şekilde internetin kamusal... more Bu makalede Latin Amerika’daki internet kullanımını, internetin nasıl algılandığını ve ne şekilde internetin kamusal kullanıma açıldığını incelemektedir. İnternet, Latin Amerika’daki sosyalist rejimlerce bir tehdit olarak algılanmaktadır. Kitle iletişim araçları teknolojilerindeki gelişimle beraber haberleşmedeki yeniliklere dah fazla drenç gösteremeyen Latin Amerika ülkeleri sınırlı demokratikleşme çerçevesinde internet kullanımını yaygınlaştırmaktadırlar. Fakat izlenen farklı yöntemlerle devletler internet kullanımında da kontrollerini sürdürmektedirler. Kurulmuş filtrelerden kaçabilenler de, Zapatistalar gibi, seslerini duyurdukları ölçüde internetin ne kadar etkili bir potansiyeli olduğuna dikkat çekmektedirler.