Matthew C. Ingram

Crafting Courts in New Democracies (eBook, ePUB)

The Politics of Subnational Judicial Reform in Brazil and Mexico

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The role of Latin American courts in facilitating democracy and economic liberalization is considerable. But while national 'high courts' have been closely studied, the form, function, and empowerment of local courts are still not well understood. In Crafting Courts in New Democracies, Matthew C. Ingram fills this gap by examining the varying strength of local judicial institutions in Brazil and Mexico since the 1980s. Combining statistical analysis and in-depth qualitative research, Ingram offers a rich account of the politics that shape subnational court reform in the region's two largest democracies. In contrast to previous studies, theoretical emphasis is given to the influence of political ideas over the traditional focus on objective, material incentives. Exhaustively researched and rigorously presented, this book will appeal to scholars and policymakers interested in the judiciary, institutional change, Latin America, the causal role of ideas, justice reform, and the rule of law.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. November 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316423806
• Artikelnr.: 44768575

Autorenporträt

Matthew C. Ingram (J.D., Ph.D., University of New Mexico) is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University at Albany, State University of New York. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Social Science Research Council, and the Fulbright Program. Before entering academia, Professor Ingram worked in law enforcement in California.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Crafting courts in new democracies
Part I. Theory and Methods: 2. Ideas, interests, and judicial institutions
3. Methods
Part II. Empirical Analysis: 4. Large-N analysis in Mexico (1993-2007)
5. Large-N analysis in Brazil (1985-2006)
6. Small-N analysis in Mexico: Aguascalientes, Michoacán, and Hidalgo
7. Small-N Analysis in Brazil: Acre, Rio Grande do Sul, and Maranhão
Part III. Conclusion: 8. Crafting courts in new democracies: beyond Brazil and Mexico
Appendices.