Political Institutions and Street Protests in Latin America
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fabiana Machado (Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, USA,, corresponding author), Carlos Scartascini (0000-0001-7031-3983, Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, DC, USA), Mariano Tommasi (Departamento de Economía, Universidad de San Andrés, Victoria, Buenos Aires, Argentina) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 340-365 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002711400864 |
| OpenAlex | W2161401006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 71 |
| References cited | 30 |
In this article, the authors argue that where institutions are strong, actors are more likely to participate in the political process through institutionalized arenas, while where they are weak, protests and other unconventional means of participation become more appealing. The authors explore this relationship empirically by combining country-level measures of institutional strength with individual-level information on protest participation in seventeen Latin American countries. The authors find evidence that weaker political institutions are associated with a higher propensity to use alternative means for expressing preferences, that is, to protest
Latin Americans · Political economy · Political process · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 71 |
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| Citations per year | 4,73 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2026 (16) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 70 |