Electoral Campaigning and Latin American Democratization

The Grancolombian Experience

Datos Bibliográficos

ID4547657
AutoresJohn D Martz (Pennsylvania State University, autor de correspondencia)
Año1990
Volumen32
Número1
Páginas17-44
Fecha de publicación1990-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.2307/166128
OpenAlexW2783475602
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas23

Does electoral campaigning in Latin America make a difference, and does it merit the attention of scholars? This was at the core of an extensive bibliographic analysis, published nearly two decades ago, which noted the paucity of literature on the subject, extending throughout the Third World and even including Western Europe (Martz, 1971). However, the rising tide of military authoritarianism dramatically reduced the relevance of the question in the region, and students of Latin American politics turned away, understandably, from concerted attention to campaigns, elections, and parties. Only with the reemergence of democratic regimes in recent years has interest turned back toward older emphases (Martz, 1990). Once again, theoretical developments have been colored by the events of the day, reorienting scholarly attention "from the military overthrow of civilian regimes and Latin American authoritarianism toward the prospects and processes of redemocratization" (Malloy, 1987

Authoritarianism · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economic history · Economics · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Relevance (law) · Sociology · History · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America