Democratic Institutions in Guatemala

Theory and Practice
Herausgeber: Sanchez-Sibony, Omar

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book advances knowledge about Guatemala's democracy by embedding the country in recent conceptual and theoretical work in comparative politics and seeks to shed light upon the stubborn realities and challenges afflicting Guatemalan democracy today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 488
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Februar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 821g
• ISBN-13: 9781666910063
• ISBN-10: 1666910066
• Artikelnr.: 72699689

Autorenporträt

Edited by Omar Sanchez-Sibony - Contributions by Omar Sanchez-Sibony; Michael E. Allison; Dinorah Azpuru; Regina Bateson; Rachel E. Bowen; Jonatán Lemus; Christopher A. Martínez; Annabella España-Nájera; Mar Martínez Rosón and Harald Waxenecker

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Guatemalan Elections: Ineffectual Instruments of
Democratization Omar Sanchez-Sibony
Chapter 1: The Perils of Presidentialism: Is Linz Right about Guatemala?
Christopher A. Martínez
Chapter 2: Illicit Networks in Guatemala's Congress: The Criminal
Subversion of Democracy Harald Waxenecker
Chapter 3: Congruence and Representation in Guatemala Annabella
España-Nájera and Mar Martinez Rosón
Chapter 4: The Waves of Judicialization of Politics in Guatemala Jonatán
Lemus
Chapter 5: Purposeful Weakness: How Power Flows Through and Around
Guatemala's Legal System Rachel E. Bowen
Chapter 6: Citizens' Political Culture and Democracy in Guatemala Dinorah
Azpuru
Chapter 7: The Criminal Threat to Democracy in Guatemala Regina Bateson
Chapter 8: Why No Parties in Guatemala? Lessons from Party-Building Theory
Omar Sanchez-Sibony
Chapter 9: The Struggles of Guatemala's Political Left Post Peace Accords
Michael E. Allison
Chapter 10: Guatemala's Political Right: Electoral and Non-Electoral
Strategies Omar Sanchez-Sibony
Appendix: Additional Material for Chapter 3
About the Contributors