Women in Latin American Elections
Historically, Latin America countries have followed a traditional society, where women accept more conservative ideals and vote that way in elections more than men have. There has been a movement toward modern societies in this region of the world, meaning…
Political Party Oppression in Venezuela
Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, took a movement for democratic reform away from the strong political parties into an authoritarian regime giving him power at the expense of all other government, business, and social actor. He was able to create an…
Invisible Thresholds to Democracy: Mexico
The article, “The Demise of Mexico’s One-Party Dominant Regime” describes not only the slow breakdown of the Partido Revolucionario Institutional (PRI), but it also the creation of democracy and the difficulty of pinpointing when a country officially transitions. The PRI…
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