Laura Gamboa

Resisting Backsliding

Opposition Strategies Against the Erosion of Democracy

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Produktbeschreibung

Resisting Backsliding examines how opposition strategies can help or hinder potential autocrats erode democracy. Focusing on Hugo Chávez in Venezuela and Alvaro Uribe in Colombia, the book shows that the strategies and goals of the opposition are key to understanding why some executives successfully erode democracy while others do not.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 224mm x 149mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 496g
• ISBN-13: 9781009164078
• ISBN-10: 1009164074
• Artikelnr.: 63595810

Autorenporträt

Laura Gamboa is an Assistant Professor at the University of Utah. Her research focuses on regime change, institutions and voting behavior in Latin America.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2, Opposition Strategies Against the Erosion of Democracy, 3, Electing Leaders with Hegemonic Aspirations
4, 'Chávez Vete Ya': The Erosion of Democracy in Venezuela
5, Preventing the Erosion of Democracy in Colombia
6, Opposition Strategies Elsewhere
7, Conclusion.