Recently added articles from Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs:
Chile's transformed party system and the future of democratic stability
Oct 01, 2000; ... Among the new civilian regimes inaugurated in Latin America in the last 15 years, Chile's is widely regarded as offering the greatest promise for democratic consolidation. One of the primary reasons for this assessment has been the performance of Chile's party system, which has exhibited a far ...
Party system deinstitutionalization: The 1997-98 Colombian elections in historical perspective
Oct 01, 2000; ... The congressional and presidential elections held in Colombia from March through June 1998 seem to symbolize a departure from the nation's traditional politics as usual. The century-and-a-half stranglehold by the two traditional parties over the electorate appeared to loosen: independent and ...
Democratization and changes in the pattern of association in Brazil
Oct 01, 2000; ... Scholars of democratization today tend to agree that the transitions to democracy in Latin America are over. Regular elections are taking place in Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. In countries such as Venezuela and Peru, where attempts to break with democracy have occurred, durable forms of ...
Crafting civilian control in emerging democracies: Argentina and Venezuela
Oct 01, 2000; ... On February 4, 1992, army troops led by members of an elite parachute regiment attempted to overthrow the democratically elected government of Venezuela. Despite achieving control of four of Venezuela's largest cities, the rebellious officers failed to overthrow the administration of Carlos ...
After Pinochet: Civilian policies toward the military in the 1990s Chilean democracy
Oct 01, 2000; ... It is a widely accepted notion that military intervention in politics depends on a complex interplay of historical. institutional social. and political factors (Lowenthal 1974; Fitch 1986; Loveman 1993; Aguero 1998). Scholars generally take one of two broad approaches to understanding and ...