Fractured Politics: Peruvian Democracy Past and Present

by John Crabtree (Editor)

Overview

Latin American opinion surveys consistently point to Peruvian citizens' deep distrust of their elected rulers and democratic institutions. The 2011 presidential and legislative elections in Peru, along with the regional and municipal polls of the previous year,showed once again the degree of political fragmentation in contemporary Peru andthe weakness of its party system. Fractured Politics examines the history of political exclusion in Peru, the weaknessof representative institutions, and the persistence of localized violent protest. It also evaluates the contribution of institutional reforms in bridging the gap between state and society, including Peru's Law on Political Parties, administrative decentralization, and the experience of the Defensor, or ombudsman's office. The chapters, by leading scholars of Peruvian politics, emerge from a conference, held in 2009 in Saint Antony's College Oxford. Julio Cotler, from the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP), was the keynote speaker.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780956754905
Publisher:	University of London Press
Publication date:	04/07/2011
Series:	Institute of Latin American Studies
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John Crabtree is a research associate of the Latin American Centre, Saint Antony's College, Oxford University. He has written widely on the politics of the Andean countries, especially Peru and Bolivia. His latest books include Making Institutions Work in Peru: Democracy, Development and Inequality since 1980 (ISA, 2006) and (with Laurence Whitehead) Unresolved Tensions: Bolivia Past and Present (Pittsburgh University Press, 2008).