The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america?
This article analyzes the apparently dysfunctional democracies that have become common in Latin America. Although democratic in the conventional sense that national leadership is periodically contested and renewed through standardized electoral procedures, such regimes also exhibit systematic politi...
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description | This article analyzes the apparently dysfunctional democracies that have become common in Latin America. Although democratic in the conventional sense that national leadership is periodically contested and renewed through standardized electoral procedures, such regimes also exhibit systematic political dysfunctionality. The author evaluates experiences with democracy in Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela in order to illustrate this concept, and examines their comparative and theoretical implications |
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spelling | clacso-CLACSO948862022-03-22T18:51:13Z The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? Laurence Whitehead Política dysfunctional democracy democratic regime types Argentina Colombia Venezuela This article analyzes the apparently dysfunctional democracies that have become common in Latin America. Although democratic in the conventional sense that national leadership is periodically contested and renewed through standardized electoral procedures, such regimes also exhibit systematic political dysfunctionality. The author evaluates experiences with democracy in Argentina, Colombia, and Venezuela in order to illustrate this concept, and examines their comparative and theoretical implications 2003 2022-03-22T18:51:13Z 2022-03-22T18:51:13Z artículo científico http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81205802 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/94886 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=812 Colombia Internacional application/pdf Universidad de Los Andes Colombia Internacional (Colombia) Num.58 |
spellingShingle | Política dysfunctional democracy democratic regime types Argentina Colombia Venezuela Laurence Whitehead The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? |
title | The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? |
title_full | The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? |
title_fullStr | The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? |
title_full_unstemmed | The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? |
title_short | The dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? |
title_sort | dark side of democratization: dysfunctional democracies in south america? |
topic | Política dysfunctional democracy democratic regime types Argentina Colombia Venezuela |
url | http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=81205802 http://biblioteca-repositorio.clacso.edu.ar/handle/CLACSO/94886 |