Routledge Studies in Latin American Politics
Ecological Natives and Indigenous Class Warriors: The Indigenous Movement in Ecuador and the Uprisings of 2019 and 2022
1st Edition
By Philipp Altmann
July 28, 2025
The Indigenous movement in Ecuador was one of the most influential social movements in Latin America during the 1990s. It had a high mobilization capability, formed broad alliances, and had a clear discourse. However, since the early 2000s, it has been in crisis due to problems with national ...
Mounting Pressures on the Rule of Law: Governability for Development and Democracy in Latin America
1st Edition
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By Jacqueline Behrend, Laurence Whitehead
March 03, 2025
This important book offers an original perspective on the rule of law, development, and democracy in Latin America, establishing a new approach in recognizing the realities of political economy as opposed to merely structural and institutional factors. With contributions from an international team ...
Latin America in Times of Turbulence: Presidentialism under Stress
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By Mariana Llanos, Leiv Marsteintredet
November 28, 2024
The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.tandfebooks.com/doi/view/10.4324/9781003324249, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. This book accounts for and analyses the latest developments in Latin American ...
Mano Dura Policies in Latin America
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By Jonathan D. Rosen, Sebastián A. Cutrona
November 28, 2024
Leading scholars and policy analysts from around the Americas come together to untangle the factors that have fuelled the implementation of mano dura politics, their rising popularity, and impacts across nine widely heterogeneous countries in Latin America. Beginning with a discussion on the ...
Crime, Violence, and Justice in Latin America
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By Carlos Solar, Carlos A. Pérez Ricart
August 26, 2024
This book asks why crime and violence persist in Latin America at extreme levels and why the states have not been able to more effectively solve this problem that dominates the lives of many millions of Latin Americans. Informed by diverse disciplinary backgrounds, the book brings together a team ...
Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century: Continuity and Change
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By Jacqueline Jiménez Polanco, Ernesto Sagás
August 26, 2024
This collection examines the continuities and changes that have set the Dominican political system apart from its Latin American counterparts over the last couple of decades. Whereas traditional political parties have lost support throughout Latin America and electoral systems have devolved into ...
Explaining Support for Populism in Contemporary Latin America
1st Edition
By Dinorah Azpuru
August 05, 2024
Explaining Support for Populism in Contemporary Latin America investigates the stronghold that populism exerts on citizens in the developing world. More specifically, relying on regional surveys, this book explores why many citizens consistently supported eight populist presidents who were elected ...
Geopolitical Landscapes of Donald Trump: International Politics and Institutional Characteristics of Mexico-Guatemala Relations
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By Carlos Heredia-Zubieta
May 27, 2024
Geopolitical Landscapes of Donald Trump examines the role that local actors in Mexico, Central America and the United States have played in shaping the Mexico-Guatemala transborder region. From governments to business and organized crime, scholars from both Mexico and the United States introduce a ...
The Consequences of Brazilian Social Movements in Historical Perspective
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By Valesca Lima, Rafaela N. Pannain, Gabriela Pereira Martins
May 27, 2024
This book sheds light on the outcomes of social movements in Brazil. It provides an extensive analysis of how and when collective mobilization and protest activities brought about social and political change. Charting the dynamics and characteristics of Brazil’s social movements from the abolition ...
Latin American Military and Politics in the Twenty-first Century: A Cross-National Analysis
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By Dirk Kruijt, Kees Koonings
January 29, 2024
This volume offers a comparative analysis of the role of the military in Latin America in domestic politics and governance after 2000. Divided into four parts covering the entirety of Latin America, the book argues that the Latin American military as semi-autonomous political actors have not faded ...
Regional and International Cooperation in South America After COVID: Challenges and Opportunities Post-pandemic
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By Melisa Deciancio, Cintia Quiliconi
January 29, 2024
This volume analyses South American regional and international cooperation during the COVID19 crisis started in 2020. Across thirteen chapters a collection of leading experts address how regional collaboration has developed, evolved, and recoiled. The chapters explore the state of regionalism at ...
Deep Integration in Latin American Trade Agreements
1st Edition
By Ninfa M. Fuentes-Sosa
September 25, 2023
Trade agreements have uncontested relevance as essential instruments governing international trade, yet little attention has been directed towards explaining differences in their content. Deep Integration in Latin American Trade Agreements analyzes the structure, nature, and characteristics of deep...