Latin American Politics and Society back issues from October 2007:
The Indian Movement and Political Democracy in Ecuador
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This article examines the implications of the Ecuadorian Indian movement for democratic politics. During the 1990s, the movement successfully fostered indigenous and popular participation in public life, influenced government policies, and became a contender in power struggles ....
The Erosion of Racial Equality in the Context of Cuba's Dual Economy
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Scholars of Cuba have long linked Afro-Cubans' fate to the revolutionary government. As the government's influence on people's daily lives has declined over the past decade, the question arises of whether Afro-Cubans have sustained the gains they achieved in the revolution's ...
Primaries vs. Quotas: Gender and Candidate Nominations in Mexico, 2003
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Parties throughout Latin America have recently addressed two distinct kinds of electoral reforms: primary elections and national-level gender quota laws. This study examines how these reforms interact, their mutual compatibility, and their effect on the nomination of men ...
Barrio Women and Popular Politics in Chávez's Venezuela
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Since President Hugo Chávez came to power in Venezuela in 1998, ordinary women from the barrios, or shantytowns, of Caracas have become more engaged in grassroots politics; but most of the community leaders still are men. Chávez's programs are controlled by male-dominated ...
Poner el Cuerpo: Women's Embodiment and Political Resistance in Argentina
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT This article explores the relationship between women's embodiment and political resistance in Argentina during 2002-2003. This was a time of socioeconomic crisis, influenced by neoliberal globalization. In this tumultuous context, women's bodies became embattled sites, shaken by ...
You Win Some, You Lose Some: Constitutional Reforms in Chile's Transition to Democracy
Oct 01, 2007; ... ABSTRACT Chile's 1989 constitutional reforms constituted a trade-off: the military gave up protected democracy provisions but acquired greater autonomy. The democratic opposition could accept or reject, but not modify, constitutional changes proposed by the outgoing dictatorship. This ...
Indigenous Struggle in Latin America: The Perilous Invisibility of Capital and Class
Oct 01, 2007; ... Gerlach, Allen. Indians, Oil, and Politics: A Recent History of Ecuador. Wilmington: Scholarly Resources, 2003. Photographs, notes, bibliography, index, 286 pp.; paperback $23.95. Postero, Nancy Grey, and Leon Zamosc, eds. The Struggle for Indigenous Rights in Latin America. Brighton: ...
The Judicialization of Politics in Latin America
Oct 01, 2007; ... Rachel Sieder, Line Schjolden, and Alan Angeli, eds., The Judicialization of Politics in Latin America. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005. Table, figures, glossary, bibliography, index, 305 pp.; hardcover $75. Scholars of democratization consider the rule of law to be central to the ...
Politics in the Andes: Identity, Conflict, Reform
Oct 01, 2007; ... Jo-Marie Burt and Philip Mauceri, eds., Politics in the Andes: Identity, Conflict, Reform. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2004. Tables, figures, notes, bibliography, index, 324 pp.; hardcover $59.95, paperback $24.95. Throughout this engaging work, Burt, Mauceri, and their ...