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17 Feb 2012
Representatives and Senators
Author: R Eric Petersen
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides profiles of Senators and Representatives in selected Congresses since 1945. More on «Representatives and Senators»

2012
Rendición de cuentas transversal y presupuestos participativos en América Latina
Author: María Soledad Gattoni
Publisher: Centro Argentino de Estudios Internacionales (CAEI)
Este libro tiene como fondo las transformaciones en las formas de representación y el ejercicio de la ciudadanía política en las democracias contemporáneas. More on «Rendición de cuentas transversal y presupuestos participativos en América Latina»

Jan 2011
Civil Society 2.0? How the Internet Changes State-Society Relations in Authoritarian Regimes
Author: Bert Hoffmann
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Taking the case of state-socialist Cuba, a diachronic comparison analyzes civil society dynamics prior to the Internet in the early to mid-1990s, and then a decade later, after digital and web-based media made their way onto the island. More on «Civil Society 2.0? How the Internet Changes State-Society Relations in Authoritarian Regimes»
2011
Journal of Politics in Latin America, Vol 3, No 3 (2011)
Author: Joel W Johnson, Silvina Lilan Danesi, Ludovic Rheault, Alberto Vergara, Eduardo J Gómez, Alejandro Bonvecchi, Javier Zelaznik
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
This journal opens with an analysis of the relationship between incumbency and campaign financing in Chile, and continues with an examination of legislative stability in Argentina. More on «Journal of Politics in Latin America, Vol 3, No 3 (2011)»

24 Sep 2010
Leaving Congress: House of Representatives and Senate Departures Data Since 1989
Author: Jennifer E Manning, Parker H Reynolds, R Eric Petersen
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS)
This report provides data on Members who have left Congress since 1989. More on «Leaving Congress: House of Representatives and Senate Departures Data Since 1989»

Aug 2010
Self-Determination and Empowerment as Challenges to Democracy Promotion
Author: Jonas Wolff
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF)
This working paper argues that it is not only in authoritarian contexts or post-conflict societies but also in the broad range of “normal” post-transition countries that democracy promotion is confronted with a series of conflicts of objectives. More on «Self-Determination and Empowerment as Challenges to Democracy Promotion»

Jul 2010
Bolivia’s New Constitution
Author: Almut Schilling-Vacaflor
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
The article examines whether the new constitution in Bolivia will change the relations between state and civil society considerably and whether a new democratic model is being established in Bolivia. More on «Bolivia’s New Constitution»

May 2010
From Rivalry to Mutual Trust
Author: Leslie Wehner
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Whereas the culture of rivalry is more evident in Bolivia because of its aspiration to alter the border, Chile’s status quo position, which stresses that there are no pending issues with Bolivia, as well as its construction of itself as superior, als... More on «From Rivalry to Mutual Trust»

12 Mar 2010
Living by the Sword and Dying by the Sword?
Author: Alexandre Debs
Publisher: Leitner Program in International & Comparative Political Economy
What explains the post-tenure fate of dictators? How does it affect their propensity to democratize? We tackle these questions in a model, with one leader and N - 1 factions. More on «Living by the Sword and Dying by the Sword?»

2010
Journal of Politics in Latin America, Vol 2, No 2 (2010)
Author: Edward L Gibson, Carlos Gervasoni, Agustina Giraudy, Julián Durazo Herrmann, Alfred P Montero, Tracy Beck Fenwick
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Despite widespread agreement that subnational jurisdictions in Latin America vary considerably in the democratic character of their politics, political scientists are still largely in the dark about how to conceptualize and measure this situation, an... More on «Journal of Politics in Latin America, Vol 2, No 2 (2010)»

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