CONCLUSION
The author concludes that against colossal odds, Latin America was able to transition to region wide democratization. He argues that despite: economic underdevelopment, inhospitable international environments, and state-sponsored violence; the region has taken huge steps towards transitioning to electoral democracies…
Marginalized Groups
Gender Gaps and Indigenous Groups For many decades, Latin American’s have consistently faced political and social challenges, which has caused them to essentially take matters into their own hands. The two readings by Morgan and Van Cott look at…
Marginalized groups
Jana Morgan’s analysis of voting preferences between men and women was very insightful. Throughout Latin America, we have seen the rise of women presidential candidates on the ballot. What really stood out for me in the article was when Morgan stated: “Women do…
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…
Marginalized group: women
Historically, Latin America has been perceived as a patriarchal region. Most of Latin American countries have undoubtedly made significant progress throughout the years in regards to democracy and its impact on their elections. However, as stressed by Donna Lee Van…
Indigenous and Female Political Behavior
Both the reading by Morgan and the reading by Van Cott are concerned with the political behavior of specific, typically politically marginalized, groups. Van Cott discusses indigenous political behavior. This is not a topic that is of enormous political…
Marginalized Groups
Blog Post #3 Traditional Latin America politics have been exemplified by sexism, violence, corruption, and dictatorship. However, in the modern era, transparency and democracy have become core values most Latin Americans expect. The purpose of this paper is to…
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