Format:
XIV, 263 S.
,
graph. Darst.
,
22 cm
Edition:
First Palgrave Macmillan paperback edition
ISBN:
1137485469
,
9781137485465
Content:
"The proliferation of new mechanisms for participation in Latin American democracies and considers the relationship between direct participation and the consolidation of representative institutions based on traditional electoral conceptions of democracy. Encompassing case studies of Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the book draws on original fieldwork to assess how institutions operate in practice, thus illuminating the conditions under which direct participation enhances broader aims of democratic participation. In so doing, it conveys fresh perspectives on the quality of democracy in Latin America today and about future prospects for deepening democratic citizenship"--
Content:
"The proliferation of new mechanisms for participation in Latin American democracies and considers the relationship between direct participation and the consolidation of representative institutions based on traditional electoral conceptions of democracy. Encompassing case studies of Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the book draws on original fieldwork to assess how institutions operate in practice, thus illuminating the conditions under which direct participation enhances broader aims of democratic participation. In so doing, it conveys fresh perspectives on the quality of democracy in Latin America today and about future prospects for deepening democratic citizenship"--
Note:
First published in hardcover in 2012 by Palgrave Macmillan
,
Includes bibliographical references and index
Language:
English
Keywords:
Lateinamerika
;
Demokratie
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Direkte Demokratie
;
Repräsentative Demokratie
;
Fallstudiensammlung
