Skim 2
Skim- Week of April 17, 2017 Skimmed while in between classes The Story- More corruption charges in Brazil Who is involved? Judge Edson Fachin has revealed a list of many high ranking politicians who are now to be investigated in…
Skim I
Skimm- Week of 4/10/2017 Skimmed while at work during down-time The Story- Correa’s successor wins election What does this mean? As discussed in class, the trend in Latin America has been to rightward shift and leftist candidates are getting voted…
The Shift to the Left
Levitsky and Roberts discuss at the length the rise of the left in Latin American politics. The rise started with Chavez in Venezuela and continued with elections in Chile, Bolivia, Argentina, Uruguay, and Brazil, among others. Much of the result…
Political Culture and Democracy in Latin America
In the chapter on ‘The People’s Verdict,” the authors discuss the importance of the political culture with respect to democracy. In many cases in Latin America, the culture is not adequate for democracies to thrive. This includes social class, geographic…
A Case Study Regarding the Role of Economics in Democratic Transitions
Ms. Wood discussed the role of economic interests in democratic transitions especially with respect to the end of the Cold War. She examines two cases of El Salvador and South Africa especially with this post focusing on the former. The…
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