Democratic Institutions in Guatemala
eBook - PDF

Democratic Institutions in Guatemala

Theory and Practice

  1. 489 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Democratic Institutions in Guatemala

Theory and Practice

About this book

Democratic Institutions in Guatemala: Theory and Practice advances knowledge about Guatemala's democracy by embedding the country in recent conceptual and theoretical work in comparative politics. This volume sheds light upon the stubborn realities and challenges afflicting Guatemalan democracy during the post Peace Accords era. Each chapter delves into the main democratic institutions, informal practices, and players shaping the operative political game: elections, Congress, the Judiciary, the high courts, presidentialism, criminal actors, political parties, the political left and political right, and the peak business association CACIF. This book seeks to escape the perils of parochialism by placing the country within larger scholarly debates and paradigms.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Chapter 1: The Perils of Presidentialism: Is Linz Right About Guatemala?
  9. Chapter 2: Illicit Networks in Guatemala’s Congress: The Criminal Subversion of Democracy
  10. Chapter 3: Congruence and Representation in Guatemala
  11. Chapter 4: The Waves of Judicialization of Politics in Guatemala
  12. Chapter 5: Purposeful Weakness: How Power Flows Through and Around Guatemala’s Legal System
  13. Chapter 6: Citizens’ Political Culture and Democracy in Guatemala
  14. Chapter 7: The Criminal Threat to Democracy in Guatemala
  15. Chapter 8: Why No Parties in Guatemala? Lessons from Party Building Theory
  16. Chapter 9: The Struggles of Guatemala’s Political Left Post Peace Accord
  17. Chapter 10: Guatemala’s Political Right: Electoral and Non-Electoral Strategies
  18. Additional Material for Chapter 3
  19. Index
  20. About the Contributors