Authoritarian rule in Latin America, Case study of Argentina by Michael Sowa
Authoritarianism is system of undemocratic government in which value is placed on order and control over personal freedom. It is often headed by a dictator who exercises absolute control over its citizens. Military threats, disinformation of citizens and suppression of…
Week 3 blog post Authoritarian governments
The struggle for the idea of “the balance of power” throughout Latin America has hindered countries abilities to form stable social, economic, and political sectors. The motion that drives Authoritarianism is essentially the struggle for power. David Collier explains in…
The Need for a Subservient Military
The anti-subversion campaigns that occurred in Latin America throughout the Cold War gave rise to many opportunistic leaders who saw an easy route to power by claiming that they were, in essence, going to make their country great again….
Madres de la Plaza de Mayo and Democratization – after the dirty wars and today
This week, I read “The Personal is Political – Las Madres de Plaza de Mayo” along with Chapter 3 – “The Military – Heading for the Exits?” Particularly relevant to Navarro article was the focus on the human rights abuses…
Blog Post 1
Chapter 3 of Smith’s Democracy in Latin America covers the region’s complicated relationship with the military. One aspect that I found interesting is that despite the frequency of military coups and the atrocities that usually came with these regimes, the…
Blog Post- New Authoritarianism
Next week’s reading on Collier’s “The New Authoritarianism in Latin America” talks about how the correlation between socio-economic modernization and democracy does not fit with Latin America. Collier uses O’Donnell’s research on Latin American regime types and regime transitions to conclude that…
Blog Post 2- Authoritarianism by Mitch Albyn
This coming week’s reading of Chapter 3: “The Military: Heading for the Exits?” discusses the rise and eventual fall of militaristic governments in Latin America. In the military’s assertion of power over civilian control, there are often serious violations of…