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New forms of democratic erosion in Latin America / Laura Gamboa, Rachel A. Schwartz
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gamboa, Laura, 1983- author.
- Schwartz, Rachel A., 1988- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society in Latin America
- Cambridge elements. Elements in politics and society in Latin America, 2515-5253
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--Latin America.
- Democracy.
- Latin America--Politics and government.
- Latin America.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "This Element seeks to unpack the varied modalities of democratic erosion in Latin America by proposing a novel analytical framework that breaks down backsliding episodes into their constituent parts: (1) the actors that promote autocratization and those that resist it, (2) the strategies that autocratizers and oppositions employ, (3) the arenas of contention in which they struggle over democratic norms and institutions, and (4) the objectives that these different actors pursue in the promotion of or resistance to democratic erosion. This framework is applied to five contemporary cases that reflect a new, diversified wave of democratic erosion, including El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, Guatemala, and Honduras. Through comparative analysis, we derive preliminary insights on the kinds of strategies pursued by different constellations of autocratizers and opposition actors, in hopes of stimulating future avenues of research and contributing to scholar and practitioner efforts to reverse alarming autocratic trends in the region"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- Unpacking democratic erosion: an analytical framework
- Analyzing the new wave of democratic erosion in Latin America
- Theoretical insights and future avenues of research
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 26, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Gamboa, Laura, 1983- New forms of democratic erosion in Latin America
- ISBN:
- 9781009862486
- 1009862480
- 9781009862523
- 1009862529
- OCLC:
- 1587116583
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000368744
- CIPO000381865
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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