Politics, Society, and Democracy Latin America

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Overview

This is the third of four volumes compiled in honor of Juan J. Linz and edited by H. E. Chehabi, Richard Gunther, Alfred Stepan, and Arturo Valenzuela. Each volume presents original research and theoretical essays by Linz’s distinguished collaborators, students, teachers, and friends, as well as overviews of his enormous contributions to Spanish and Latin American studies, comparative politics, and sociology.In Volume III, leading Latin American scholars evaluate Juan Linz’s contribution to the study of Latin American politics, in particular his influence on studies dealing with authoritarianism, democratic breakdown, public opinion, regime transition, and the institutional conditions needed for stable democracy.
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Part of a set of three volumes compiled in honor of a social science professor, presenting original research and theoretical essays by his collaborators, students, teachers, and friends, and overviews of his contributions to Spanish and Latin American studies, comparative politics, and sociology. Essays evaluate Linz's influence on studies dealing with authoritarianism, democratic breakdown, public opinion, regime transition, and institutional conditions needed for stable democracy. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780813337265
  • Publisher: Westview Press
  • Publication date: 12/28/1998
  • Series: Essays in Honor of Juan J. Linz Series
  • Edition description: New Edition
  • Pages: 266
  • Product dimensions: 6.18 (w) x 9.12 (h) x 0.77 (d)

Meet the Author

Scott Mainwaringis chairperson of the Government Department at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The Party System and Democratization in Brazil and The Catholic Church and Politics in Brazil, 1916–1985 and coeditor of Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America and Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America. Arturo Valenzuelais professor of government and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University. Scott Mainwaringis chairperson of the Government Department at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The Party System and Democratization in Brazil and The Catholic Church and Politics in Brazil, 1916–1985 and coeditor of Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America and Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America. Arturo Valenzuelais professor of government and director of the Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University.
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
About the Editors and Contributors
1 Introduction: Juan Linz and the Study of Latin American Politics 1
2 The Failure of Presidential Authoritarianism: Transition in Mexico 27
3 Communist States as Ideocracies? Lessons from Cuba 49
4 The Pinochet Regime: A Comparative Analysis with the Franco Regime 71
5 Political Continuities, Missed Opportunities, and Institutional Rigidities: Another Look at Democratic Transitions in Latin America 101
6 The Crisis of Presidentialism in Latin America 121
7 Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy: A Critical Appraisal 141
8 The Evolution of Latin American Party Systems 171
9 Regionalism and Federalism in Brazil, 1889-1937 207
10 Macro Comparisons without the Pitfalls: A Protocol for Comparative Research 237
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