Mothers Run the World Through Quiet Revolutions
Los Madres de Plaza de Mayo is an interesting read, given the background and history that Argentina has. At the time of their founding they were not trying to be political or even confrontational in any aspect. They were just…
Transitions to democracy
O’Donnell talks a lot about the transition a country makes to democracy and how to go about it. He points out the difficulties involved in doing this and even when you intend to instill democracy, the policies that you may…
Same Old, Same Old?
In his article, “Continuity or change?”, author W. Hunter explores whether the military still maintains great influence in modern Latin American politics. Hunter argues against the traditional ‘modes of transition’ argument, which insists that the military still plays a vital…
Authoritarianism to Democracy
Transitions from Authoritarianism to Democracy create a time frame of uncertainty in Latin America. O’Donnell and Schmitter makes the arguments in the piece on transitions. They are alone in alluding to transitions as ones that move from the certainty of authoritarian…
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