Shelley A Mcconnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 839709 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shelley A Mcconnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shelley A |
| FAMILY NAME | Mcconnell |
| SIGNATURE | MCCONNELL S A |
| AFFILIATIONS | St. Lawrence University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Elite Collusion and Creeping Authoritarianism in Nicaragua: Lessons on Democratic Backsliding from an Outlier Case
Nicaragua has followed an unusual path from democracy to authoritarianism. In 2000, despite deep political polarization, outgoing Liberal president Arnoldo Alemán colluded with opposition leader Daniel Ortega to convert politically neutral judicial and electoral institutions into partisan tools. Their pact constrained the party system and lowered the electoral threshold, enabling Ortega to win the presidency in 2006. From a minority position in t…
The 2011 presidential and legislative elections in Nicaragua
The Sandinistas and Nicaragua Since 1979
A comprehensive assessment of the impact of the Sandinista movement on Nicaragua and its politics since the 1979 revolution
The Return of Continuismo
Latin America is witnessing an all-too-familiar pattern of presidents' manipulating the constitutional framework to seek additional terms in office
Nicaragua's Turning Point
Will President Ortega live up to his democratic discourse, or will the state become a hybrid regime, combining procedural elements of democracy with deep wells of authoritarianism
The Financing of Politics: Latin American and European Perspectives (review)
Ecuador's Centrifugal Politics
South America's first coup since the continent's return to democracy was a curious one. What led Ecuador's indigenous people and military to overthrow the government–and then deny that they had done so
The Electoral Defeat of the Sandinista Regime: A Postmortem
In July of 1979, a broad cross-class coalition of Nicaraguans rose up in revolution and overthrew their country's brutal dictator
Rules of the Game Nicaragua’s Contentious Constitutional Debate
Additional informationNotes on contributorsShelley McconnellShelley McConnell teaches political science at Bard College in Annandale, NY n earlier version of this article was presented to the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies in 1991
The 2011 presidential and legislative elections in Nicaragua
Elite Collusion and Creeping Authoritarianism in Nicaragua: Lessons on Democratic Backsliding from an Outlier Case
Nicaragua has followed an unusual path from democracy to authoritarianism. In 2000, despite deep political polarization, outgoing Liberal president Arnoldo Alemán colluded with opposition leader Daniel Ortega to convert politically neutral judicial and electoral institutions into partisan tools. Their pact constrained the party system and lowered the electoral threshold, enabling Ortega to win the presidency in 2006. From a minority position in t…
Rules of the Game Nicaragua’s Contentious Constitutional Debate
Additional informationNotes on contributorsShelley McconnellShelley McConnell teaches political science at Bard College in Annandale, NY n earlier version of this article was presented to the Canadian Association of Latin American and Caribbean Studies in 1991
The Electoral Defeat of the Sandinista Regime: A Postmortem
In July of 1979, a broad cross-class coalition of Nicaraguans rose up in revolution and overthrew their country's brutal dictator
Ecuador's Centrifugal Politics
South America's first coup since the continent's return to democracy was a curious one. What led Ecuador's indigenous people and military to overthrow the government–and then deny that they had done so
The Financing of Politics: Latin American and European Perspectives (review)
Nicaragua's Turning Point
Will President Ortega live up to his democratic discourse, or will the state become a hybrid regime, combining procedural elements of democracy with deep wells of authoritarianism
The Return of Continuismo
Latin America is witnessing an all-too-familiar pattern of presidents' manipulating the constitutional framework to seek additional terms in office
The Sandinistas and Nicaragua Since 1979
A comprehensive assessment of the impact of the Sandinista movement on Nicaragua and its politics since the 1979 revolution
The 2011 presidential and legislative elections in Nicaragua
Elite Collusion and Creeping Authoritarianism in Nicaragua: Lessons on Democratic Backsliding from an Outlier Case
Nicaragua has followed an unusual path from democracy to authoritarianism. In 2000, despite deep political polarization, outgoing Liberal president Arnoldo Alemán colluded with opposition leader Daniel Ortega to convert politically neutral judicial and electoral institutions into partisan tools. Their pact constrained the party system and lowered the electoral threshold, enabling Ortega to win the presidency in 2006. From a minority position in t…
Political science (7 works) · Politics (5 works) · Politics and Society in Latin America (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Democracy (3 works) · International Relations in Latin America (3 works) · Political economy (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Cuban History and Society (2 works) · Development economics (2 works)