Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America

by Leonardo Avritzer

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This is a bold new study of the recent emergence of democracy in Latin America. Leonardo Avritzer shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. Scholars have long held that the postwar stability of Western Europe reveals that restricted democracy, or "democratic elitism," is the only realistic way to guard against forces such as the mass mobilizations that toppled European democracies after World War...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0691090882

ISBN13:9780691090887

Release Date:April 2002

Publisher:Princeton University Press

Length:208 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Comparative Politics Democracy Government Ideologies & Doctrines International Relations Legal Theory & Systems Non-US Legal Systems Political Ideologies Political Science Politics & Government

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