Democracy and the Separation of Powers
Threats, Dilemmas, and Opportunities in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5857736 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maxwell A Cameron (0000-0003-4873-9851) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 53 |
| Pages | 133-159 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Studies / Revue canadienne des études latino-américaines et caraïbes (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0826-3663 • E-ISSN: 2333-1461 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08263663.2002.10816817 |
| OpenAlex | W2061392704 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
The quality of Latin American democracy is threatened by elected presidents who concentrate power in the executive branch of government, the political influence of the armed forces, the weakness of the rule of law and judicial independence, the erosion of parties and representative institutions, and the persistence of long-standing patterns of violence and social exclusion. These threats largely arise from the tension—especially acute in Latin America due to certain structural, cultural, and institutional conditions—between the separation of powers and democracy. Although the post-Cold War international environment contributed to the prevention of a return to authoritarian rule, efforts by the international community to promote and defend democracy are constrained by the impossibility of fostering respect for the separation of powers without impinging upon national sovereignty. The global war on terrorism will diminish the will to question domestic practices that violate democracy while encouraging the expansion of executive power throughout the Americas
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Independence (probability theory · International community · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Rule of law · Separation of powers · Sociology · Sovereignty · Terrorism · International Relations in Latin America · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Law
Citizenship and Social Class
Beyond Sovereignty
Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy
Piecing Together the Democratic Peace
The Kantian Peace
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law
Economic Inequality and Democratic Instability
Civil Society and the Modern Constitutional Complex
Democracy as Procedure and Democracy as Regime
The Judiciary and Delegative Democracy in Argentina
Presidentialism, Multipartism, and Democracy
Democracy, Indigenous Movements, and Postliberal Challenge in Latin America
Democracy with Adjectives
Economic Determinants of Democracy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2010 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |