Why Latin America's Democracies Are Stuck

IF 4.3 1区社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE

Journal of Democracy Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1353/jod.2023.0010

Scott Mainwaring, A. Pérez-Liñán

引用次数: 5

Abstract

Abstract: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.

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拉美民主为何陷入困境

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Journal of Democracy POLITICAL SCIENCE-

CiteScore

6.30

自引率

6.50%

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期刊介绍： Since its inception in 1990, the Journal of Democracy has become an influential international forum for scholarly analysis and competing democratic viewpoints. Its articles have been cited in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and widely reprinted in many languages. Focusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements in scores of countries around the world. Each issue features a unique blend of scholarly analysis, reports from democratic activists, updates on news and elections, and reviews of important recent books.