Politics, Society, And Democracy Latin America

Scott Mainwaringis chairperson of the Government Department at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The Party System and Democratization in Brazil and The Catholic Church and Politics in Brazil, 1916-1985 and coeditor of Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America and Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America.Arturo Valenzuelais professor of government and director of the centre for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University. Scott Mainwaringis chairperson of the Government Department at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of The Party System and Democratization in Brazil and The Catholic Church and Politics in Brazil, 1916-1985 and coeditor of Presidentialism and Democracy in Latin America and Building Democratic Institutions: Party Systems in Latin America.Arturo Valenzuelais professor of government and director of the centre for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University.

• * Introduction: Juan Linz and the Study of Latin American Politics Scott Mainwaring. * The Failure of Presidential Authoritarianism: Transition in Mexico Miguel Angel Centeno. * Communist States as Ideocracies? Lessons from Cuba Susan Eckstein. * The Pinochet Regime: A Comparative Analysis with the Franco Regime Carlos Huneeus. * Political Continuities, Missed Opportunities, and Institutional Rigidities: Another Look at Democratic Transitions in Latin America Jonathan Hartlyn. * The Crisis of Presidentialism in Latin America Arturo Valenzuela. * Juan Linz, Presidentialism, and Democracy: A Critical Appraisal S. Mainwaring and Matthew S. Shugart. * The Evolution of Latin American Party Systems Michael Coppedge. * Regionalism and Federalism in Brazil, 18891937 Joseph L. Love. * Macro Comparisons without the Pitfalls: A Protocol for Comparative Research J. Samuel Valenzuela.