Guatemala in Search of Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4547629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Henry J Frundt (Ramapo College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 25-74 |
| Publication date | 1990-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/166088 |
| OpenAlex | W2783452464 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 15 |
In the political debate which swirls around "democratization" Guatemala must be counted. The policies of its first civilian government since the 1960s, now completing its term, have been important for the success of regional peace. Yet a new wave of violence surrounds the preparation for elections and is testing the government's fragile accomplishments. Underlying such phenomena is Guatemala's struggle to discover what democracy really means in the Latin context where elected officials often serve as a façade for ongoing military control.The contest extends the debate beyond bourgeois and popular conceptions of democracy, especially when Guatemala's civilian-military government is characterized as a "permanent counter-insurgency state" (see Anderson and Simon, 1987; exchange of letters in The Nation, 1989; Guatemalan Church in Exile, 1989). Such a portrayal effectively reduces the nation's democratic manifestations to a charade
Bourgeoisie · CONTEST · Context (archaeology) · Democracy · Democratization · Dictatorship · Government (linguistics) · Insurgency · Latin Americans · Military government · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · History · Law · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America
Political Order in Changing Societies
Harvest of violence
Surviving Conquest
Permanent Counterinsurgency in Guatemala
Feeding the Crisis
Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Transitions from Authoritarian Rule
To Buy the World a Coke
"Contradictions of Guatemala's "Political Opening
Authoritarianism, Democracy, and Development
Latin American Labor Organizations
Los Partidos Politicos
Estado y política en América Latina
| Citations per year | 0.12 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 2002 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |