The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics

Harry E. Vanden is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Latin American Studies at the University of South Florida, where he was the founding director of the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Center.Gary Prevost is Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Latin American Studies at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University, and Research Associate in Political Studies at Nelson Mandela University.

This collection is a valuable, innovative examination of Latin American politics, providing an indispensable examination of current Latin America in general.

• A Adoption and Evolution of Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America Fabián A. Borges Afro-Latin Social Movements in Latin America and the Caribbean Kwame Dixon Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America After the Third Wave Belén Fernández Milmanda The Americas in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Rubrick Biegon B Blackness, Race, and Politics in Argentina Judith M. Anderson and Patricia Gomes Bolivia and the Challenges of a Plurinational Democracy Waltraud Queiser Morales Brazil's Role in Latin American Regionalism Javier A. Vadell and Clarisa Giaccaglia Bureaucracy in Latin America John Polga-Hecimovich Business in Peace Negotiations in Latin America Angelika Rettberg C The Changing Shapes of Latin American Welfare States Evelyne Huber and Zoila Ponce de León Characterization, Strategies, and Objectives of the Latin American Right Barry Cannon Chile's Political Democracy and Economic Inequality Silvia Borzutzky Clientelism in Latin American Politics Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos and Virginia Oliveros Climate Change Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean Matías Franchini Constitutions in Latin American Politics Jonathan Hartlyn and Alissandra T. Stoyan Costa Rica's Historical Development and New Age of Progress Adam Golob Courts in Latin American Politics Ezequiel Gonzalez- Ocantos Cuba and Integration Processes in Latin America and the Caribbean Carlos Oliva Campos and Gary Prevost Cuba in an Age of Economic Reform Gary Prevost The Cyclical Phenomenon of Resource Nationalism in Latin America Francisco J. Monaldi D The Drug Policy in the Americas From a Gender Perspective Helena Salim de Castro The Dynamics of Racial Discrimination in Cuba, Past and Present Esteban Morales and August Nimtz E Ecuador's Social Movements, Electoral Politics, and Military Coups Marc Becker Electoral Reform and Political Representation of Women in Latin America Flavia Freidenberg The Electoral Representation of Evangelicals in Latin America Taylor C. Boas Electoral Systems and System Reforms in Latin America Brian F. Crisp and Patrick Cunha Silva Electoral Volatility in Latin America Miguel Carreras and Igor Acácio El Salvador's FMLN and the Constraints on Leftist Government Kevin A. Young Environmentalism in Latin America Guillermo Castro Herrera The European Union, Latin America, and the Caribbean Susanne Gratius Executive Legislative Relations in Latin American Politics Cecilia Martínez-Gallardo and Marcelo Camerlo F Femicidio and Feminicidio Laws in Latin America Pamela Neumann Financial Globalization and Domestic Policy Autonomy in Latin America Giselle Datz Foreign Direct Investment and Its Politics in Latin America R. Douglas Hecock G Gender and Memory in Truth Projects in Brazil Colin M. Snider Gender and Racial Violence Against Afro-Brazilian LGBTQ+ Women Jaimee A. Swift Gender, Race, and Political Representation in Latin America Jennifer M. Piscopo and Kristin N. Wylie Growing Participation in Peace Operations and Conflict Resolution in Latin American Countries Kai Michael Kenkel Guatemala's Struggle for Justice Mario Roberto Morales H Honduran Social Movements: Then and Now Suyapa G. Portillo Villeda and Cristian Padilla Romero IIdentity in Latin American Regionalism: The Andean Community Germán C. Prieto Indigenous Movements in Latin America Marc Becker and Richard Stahler-Sholk Indigenous Politics and Resistance in Latin America: Continuity and Change Pascal Lupien Intergovernmental Relations in Latin America: Determinants and Dynamics Julieta Suarez-Cao The International Political Economy of Soy Agriculture in South America Mariano Turzi International Security in Latin America Sebastian Bitar and Tom Long L Latin American Labor Regulation in the 21st Century Matthew E. Carnes Latin America's Autonomous Integration Initiatives Jaime Antonio Preciado Coronado Latin America's Socioeconomic Relationship With China: Is Development Still Possible? Enrique Dussel Peters Left Governments and Social Movements in Latin America Manuel Larrabure Legislatures and Representation in Latin American Politics Emilia Simison M MERCOSUR and the Challenges of Regional Integration Mahrukh Doctor Mestizaje, Racial Discrimination, and Inequality in Latin America Marcelo Paixão and Irene Rossetto Mexico: The Evolution of a Multiparty State Nora Hamilton and Patrice Olsen N Nicaragua's Troubled Transition to Democracy Shelley A. McConnell P Panama, Its Politics, and the Canal Against Itself Guillermo Castro Herrera Paradiplomacy in Latin America: Between the Policy and the Research Agenda Ana Carolina Mauad Parties and Non-State Actors in Latin America Santiago Anria and Christopher Chambers-Ju Parties and Regime Change in Latin America Laura Gamboa Party Change and Adaptation in Latin America Jennifer Cyr and Nicolás Liendo Party Finance in Latin America Kathleen Bruhn Party Leadership and Institutionalization in Latin America Diana Davila Gordillo and Kristin N. Wylie Party Members and Activists in Latin America Carlos Meléndez and Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero Party Organizational Structure in Latin America Ana Petrova Party-System Change in Latin America Jason Seawright Party Systems in Latin America Laura Wills-Otero The Path to Black Citizenship in Peru: Ethno-Racial Legislation and the Political Recognition of Afro- Descendants in the Country Mariela I. Noles Cotito Peasant Movements in Latin America Bernardo Mançano Fernandes Peru's Cleavages, Conflict, and Precarious Democracy Cynthia McClintock Pharmaceutical Patents in Latin America: Global Change, National Responses Kenneth C. Shadlen The Political Economy of Development Finance in Latin America Leslie Elliott Armijo The Political Economy of NAFTA/USMCA Gustavo A. Flores-Macías and Mariano Sánchez- Talanquer The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America Omar Sanchez-Sibony The Political Economy of the Developmental State in Latin America José Carlos Orihuela Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Latin America Peter M. Siavelis and Scott Morgenstern The Presidency in Latin American Politics Valeria Palanza R Racial Politics in Haiti Kersuze Simeon-Jones Resistance to Extractivism and Megaprojects in Latin America Manuela L. Picq The Resource Curse in Latin America Elissaios Papyrakis and Lorenzo Pellegrini Resource Wealth and Political Decentralization in Latin America Moises Arce and Michael Hendricks S Student Movements in Latin America: Decolonizing and Feminizing Education and Life Sara C. Motta, Norma Lucía Bermúdez Gómez, Katia Valenzuela Fuentes, and Ella Simone Dixon Subregional Powers of Latin America: Colombia and Venezuela Daniel Morales Ruvalcaba Surveys and the Study of Latin American Politics Ryan E. Carlin T Trade Union Politics in Latin America Graciela Bensusán Transnational Social Movements in Latin America Marisa von Bülow U Urban Environmental Activism in Latin America Marcelo Lopes de Souza Urban Popular Movements in Latin America Paul Dosh Uruguay's Stability and Change in an Institutionalized Party System Rafael Piñeiro Rodríguez and Fabrizio Scrollini Mendez V Venezuela's Oil Wealth and Social Transformation Dario Azzellini Voter Behavior in Latin America Matthew M. Singer and Gabriela Ramalho Tafoya W The Washington Consensus in Latin America Judith Teichman Women and Political Power in Brazil Pedro A. G. dos Santos and Débora Thomé Work and Labor Movements in Latin America Omar Manky Bonilla Z Zapatistas and New Ways of Doing Politics Richard Stahler-Sholk