Douglas A Chalmers

Biographic Data

ID700392
NAMEDouglas A Chalmers
GIVEN NAMESDouglas A
FAMILY NAMEChalmers
SIGNATURECHALMERS D A
AFFILIATIONSColumbia University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS15
TOTAL CITATIONS21
AUTHOR COUNT15
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1965
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
H-INDEX3

  • New directions in comparative politics

    Douglas A Chalmers, Paul S Adams et al.BOOKNew directions in comparative…2018

  • Decision networks and quasi-citizens: Who deliberates, where

    Douglas A Chalmers, Douglas ChalmersARTICLEPolicy Studies2015Cited by: 2References: 13

    This article argues that the focus on deliberative politics in a state polity reveals two often overlooked facts about where politics takes place and who is participating in it. Recognition of these facts suggests the polity is more adaptable to new situations than usually conceived and suggest unusual and demanding requirements for democracy. The article suggest considering two important elements of democratic politics: decision networks, and qu…

  • Sex and the State: Abortion, Divorce, and the Family Under Latin American Dictatorships and Democracies

    Open AccessDouglas A Chalmers, Douglas ChalmersARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly2004Cited by: 4

    Journal Article Sex and the State: Abortion, Divorce, and the Family Under Latin American Dictatorships and Democracies Get access Sex and the State: Abortion, Divorce, and the Family Under Latin American Dictatorships and Democracies by Mala Htun. New York, Cambridge University Press, 2003. 219 pp. Cloth, $60.00; paper, $22.00. Douglas A. Chalmers Douglas A. Chalmers Columbia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic G…

  • Qué tienen las asociaciones de la sociedad civil que promueven la democracia

    Open AccessDouglas A Chalmers, Douglas ChalmersARTICLERevista Mexicana de Ciencias…1997

    El autor analiza las asociaciones de la sociedad civil y su efecto como fuerzas democratizantes, desde el punto de vista de metas, estructuras internas, nexos con otros organismos, diversidad y multiplicidad, así como la distribución de los distintos tipos de asociaciones, y los patrones de cambio ante nuevos retos. Concluye afirmando que aunque las asociaciones no son una panacea para promover la democracia, aparentemente sí acompañan su crecimi…

  • Corporatism and Comparative Politics: The Other Great “Ism.” By Howard J. Wiarda. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1997. 221p. $59.95 cloth, $21.95 paper

    Open AccessDouglas A Chalmers, Douglas ChalmersARTICLEAmerican Political Science Review1997

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  • The Right and Democracy in Latin America

    Abraham F Lowenthal, Douglas A Chalmers et al.ARTICLEForeign Affairs1992Cited by: 2

    Introduction The Right and Latin American Democracies by Douglas A. Chalmers, Maria do Carmo Campello de Souza, and Atilio Boron The Right and the Consolidation of Democracy Conservative Electoral Movements and Democratic Politics: Core Constituencies, Coalition-Building, and the Latin American Electoral Right by Edward L. Gibson Substantive or Procedural Consensus? Notes on the Latin American Bourgeoisie by Guillermo O'Donnell Conservative Polit…

  • The Future of Central America: Policy Choices for the U.S. and Mexico, by Richard R. Fagen and Olga Pellicer, eds

    Open AccessDouglas A Chalmers, Douglas ChalmersARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly1984Cited by: 1

  • Why Power Contenders Choose Liberalization: Perspectives from South America

    Douglas A Chalmers, Douglas Chalmers et al.ARTICLEInternational Studies Quarterly1982Cited by: 4References: 7

    Journal Article Why Power Contenders Choose Liberalization: Perspectives from South America Get access Douglas A. Chalmers, Douglas A. Chalmers Columbia University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Craig H. Robinson Craig H. Robinson Lafayette College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar International Studies Quarterly, Volume 26, Issue 1, March 1982, Pages 3–36, https://d…

  • Latin American Political Parties

    Douglas A Chalmers, Douglas Chalmers et al.ARTICLEHispanic American Historical Review1974

  • Changing Latin America: New Interpretations of Its Politics and Society

    Henry Dietz, Henry G Dietz et al.ARTICLEHispanic American Historical Review1973

  • Parties and society in Latin America

    Open AccessDouglas A Chalmers, Douglas ChalmersARTICLEStudies in Comparative…1972Cited by: 7References: 8

  • The Failure of Elites

    Douglas A Chalmers, Douglas Chalmers et al.ARTICLEHispanic American Historical Review1972

    Failure of Elites is unique as an in-depth study of an operative elite in a country undergoing substantial modernizing change while experiencing profound conflict, including armed insurgency and terrorism. The book combines a historical account of elite succession with an analysis of the social characteristics of incumbent elites. In particular, it describes the rise to power of a middle-sector elite, its subsequent fragmentation and loss of impe…

  • Roads to Power in Latin America

    Douglas A Chalmers, Douglas Chalmers et al.ARTICLEComparative Politics1970Cited by: 1

  • Politics in Brazil, 1930-1964: An Experiment in Democracy, by Thomas E. Skidmore

    Open AccessDouglas A Chalmers, Douglas ChalmersARTICLEPolitical Science Quarterly1969

  • The Social Democratic Party of Germany: From Working-Class Movement to Modern Political Party

    Donald Douglas Dalgleish, Douglas A Chalmers et al.ARTICLEThe Western Political Quarterly1965