Why Latin America's Democracies Are Stuck
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286774 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Scott Mainwaring (0000-0003-2729-8049), Aníbal Pérez-Liñán (0000-0003-4109-2725) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 156-170 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2023.0010 |
| OpenAlex | W4316259444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 33 |
This essay documents a tendency toward democratic decline in Latin America in the last two decades. We note, however, that the modal regional pattern is not decline but democratic stagnation. We conceptualize democratic stagnation as a situation in which democracies have important and persistent democratic deficits. Three factors have contributed to the widespread pattern of stagnation in Latin America: powerful actors that block democratic deepening; poor governing results that fuel dissatisfaction and pave the way for authoritarian populists; and "hybrid states" that violate citizens' rights, fail to provide security and quality public services, and are captured by powerful interests
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Latin Americans · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
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| Unique citing works | 33 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 11 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 33 |