Información General

• Autores: Manuel Alcántara Sáez (coord.), Jean Blondel (coord.), Jean-Louis Thiébault (coord.)
• Editores: Taylor & Francis Group, Routledge USA
• Año de publicación: 2018
• País: Estados Unidos
• Idioma: inglés
• ISBN: 978-1-138-08209-0
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  • "Presidents and democracy in Latin America"

    Marcelo Camerlo (res.)

    Revista de estudios políticos, ISSN 0048-7694, Nº 180, 2018, págs. 335-340

Resumen

• This new textbook provides students with a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the presidents and presidential leadership in Latin America. Unlike other texts, Presidents and Democracy in Latin America integrates both political analysis and major theoretical perspectives with extensive country-specific material.

  Part One examines the developments in recent years in Latin American presidentialism and identifies different characteristics of society and politics which have influenced Latin American governments. The personalization of political life and of presidential government help to illustrate the character of Latin American politics, specifically on the type of political career of those who occupied the presidential office, the leadership style of these presidents and the type of government which they led.

  Part Two studies two presidents in each of six countries in the region which reflect the broad trends in the political and electoral life: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru. Each case study first provides the biographical background of the president; it outlines the political career of the president both inside and outside of a party, including at the local level; the popularity of the president at the time of the presidential election is given, as well as the mode of selection of the candidates (selection by party leaders only, by party members or by a primary). The relation of the president with the government or ministers, especially if there is a coalition government, is detailed.

  This textbook will be essential reading for all students of Latin American Politics and is highly recommended for those studying executive politics, political leadership, and the state of democratic governance in Latin America.

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Listado de artículos

• • Politics in Latin America in the Past Third of a Century (1978-2015)

    Manuel Alcántara Sáez

    págs. 5-22

    

  • Presidential Leadership in Latin America

    Jean-Louis Thiébault

    págs. 23-54

    

  • The Character of the ‘Government’ in Latin American Presidential Republics

    Jean Blondel

    págs. 55-72

    

  • Political Career Trajectories and Social Backgrounds: Latin American Presidents in Comparative Perspective (1978-2015)

    Manuel Alcántara Sáez, Mélany Barragán Manjón, Francisco Sánchez

    págs. 73-88

    

  • Mexico: Zedillo and Calderón: The Challenges of Governing under Adversity

    Marisol Reyes

    págs. 93-116

    

  • Colombia: Political Leadership in a Turbulent Environment: César Gaviria and Álvaro Uribe Vélez

    Javier Duque Daza

    págs. 117-143

    

  • The singularity of Peruvian Politics and the Role of Presidential Leadership: The Cases of Alberto Fujimori and Alan García

    Martín Tanaka, Jorge Morel

    págs. 145-165

    

  • Presidential Leadership in a Robust Presidency: The Brazilian Case

    Magna Inácio

    págs. 167-203

    

  • Menem and Kirchner: The Two Faces of Peronism?

    Mario Daniel Serrafero

    págs. 205-229

    

  • Chile: Continuity and Change in Presidential Government: Patricio Aylwin and Ricardo Lagos

    Carlos Huneeus Madge

    págs. 231-253