Democracy on the ground : local politics in Latin America's left turn / Gabriel Hetland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hetland, Gabriel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political parties.

Conservatism.

Latin America--History.

Latin America.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Columbia University Press, [2023]

Summary:

This book examines the complex relationship of the Left, the Right, and democracy through the lens of local politics in Venezuela and Bolivia. Drawing on two years of fieldwork, Gabriel Hetland compares attempts at participatory reform in cities governed by the Left and Right in each country.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part I. Venezuela: Refracting Left-Populist Hegemony into Participatory Urban Governance

1. Venezuela: From Crisis to Left-Populist Hegemony

2. Torres: Participatory Democracy in "Venezuela's First Socialist City"

3. Sucre: Administered Democracy in a Right-Governed "Chavista City"

Part II. Bolivia: Refracting Passive Revolution, Perpetuating Clientelism

4. Bolivia: From Active to Passive Revolution

5. Santa Cruz: Technocratic Clientelism, or Fear of the Masses

6. El Alto: Inverted Clientelism in the Rebel City

Conclusion

Methodological Appendix: Thinking About the Political in Political Ethnography

Notes

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Hetland, Gabriel Democracy on the Ground

ISBN:

0-231-55709-4

OCLC:

1381094306