Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in latin america. Edited by Eduardo Alemán and George Tsebelis.

Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in latin america. I will start Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in Latin America, 1925-2016 We review recent contributions to the modeling of democratic backsliding. Reflections on Latin America Latin What explains political polarization across developing democracies? In contrast to extant studies, this article develops a novel argument that links electoral (in)stability at the Versión en inglés: Democracies and Dictatorships in Latin America: Emergence, Survival, and Fall. We organize these theories according to (a) the source of constraints on the executive (vertical or horizontal Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in Latin America, 1925-2016 / Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Nicolás Schmidt & Daniela Vairo Saved in: Publication: 2019 Contained In: Venezuela: Telltale Signs of Democratic Backsliding Six years into President Hugo Chávez’s administration, the Executive had captured a multitude of state institutions and suppressed the To answer this question, we develop two indices of presidential hegemony and analyze the duration of democratic regimes in 18 Latin American countries between 1925 and To answer this question, we develop two indices of presidential hegemony and analyze the duration of democratic regimes in 18 Latin Latin America’s struggle with democratic backsliding Ted Piccone Latin America’s democratic consolidation has begun to unravel amid major populist challenges from both the Does the executive's institutional hegemony represent a risk to the survival of democracy? By hegemony, we refer to the president's ability to control other institutions, particularly the 19 Bermeo, “On Democratic Backsliding”; Pérez-Liñán, Schmidt, and Vairo, “Presidential Hegemony and Democratic Backsliding in Latin PDF | On Jul 8, 2021, João Carlos Amoroso Botelho and others published Presidential Powers in Latin America Beyond Constitutions | Find, read and cite all the research you need on To answer this question, we develop two indices of presidential hegemony and analyze the duration of democratic regimes in 18 Latin American countries between 1925 and 2016. " Institutions on the Edge The Origins and Consequences of Inter-Branch Crises in Latin America She researches questions related to the survival and quality of democratic systems. By the mid-1940s, William Stokes (1945) highlighted the phenomenon of “Democratic Caesarism”, arguing that Latin American presidents enjoyed almost total The dialogue provided a space for exploring the causes of democratic deterioration in Latin America and the Caribbean and addressing how these setbacks could be reversed. O'Neil, the vice president, deputy director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, argued The recent wave of autocratization in Latin America has put courts at the center of debates about regime and regime change. Al-though presidential constitutions originally includ This study examines the connection between democratic backsliding and migration intentions in the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region using opinion poll data. The president’s hegemony over other branches of government – but not the president’s formal constitutional powers – represents a major threat to democratic stability. O'Neil, the vice president, deputy director of Studies, and Nelson and David Rockefeller senior fellow for Latin America Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, argued Our analysis shows that presidential hegemony has been one of the main factors of destabilization for Latin American democracy. Athena – Critical Inquiries in Law, Philosophy and Globalization is an open access and double blind peer-review scholarly journal that sets out to analyse the problems relating to El Salvador, under President Nayib Bukele, presents one of the most concerning recent cases of democratic backsliding in Latin America. Much of the literature on the judicial politics of Her current research focuses on studying high courts comparatively, predominantly in Latin America and Eastern Europe, as well as comparative research on the rule of law and His publications include Presidential Impeachment and the New Political Instability in Latin America (Cambridge University Press, 2007) and, with Scott Mainwaring, the award-winning Since 1979, one in every six South American presidents has failed to complete his constitutional term. The progressive decline of I find that increasing affective polarization is highly correlated with democratic backsliding, less accountability, less freedom, fewer rights, and Democracy is eroding “from the inside” across Latin America and beyond. ” However, the tide may be turning for this successful 'third democratic wave' in Latin America, as many countries suffer democratic erosion or even backsliding. Much of the literature on the judicial politics of democratic Latin America boasts an impressive string of coups, compared to the stable democracy of its American neighbor. Democratization 4, 606 – 625. Legislative hegemony is a growing danger. Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016. , Schmidt, N. 50 Haggard and Kaufman, “The Anatomy of Democratic Backsliding”; Pérez-Liñán, Schmidt, and Vairo, “Presidential Hegemony and Democratic Backsliding in Latin America, Backsliding is identifiable in relation to loss of basic commitments and the elites' disloyalty to democracy; difficulties in maintaining the currency A previous version of this manuscript was presented to the panel “Democracy, Law and Populism in Latin America” at the 27th World Congress of the International Political Anti-democratic attacks assume particular forms and may lead to varied outcomes, from the strengthening of enduring democracies, to democratic backsliding or its complete In an era where democracy is declining globally, what role does the military play in promoting democratic resilience - and alternatively in promoting democratic backsliding? Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016 Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Nicolás Schmidt & Daniela Vairo Pages: 606-625 Published online: 15 Jan 2019 Pérez-Liñán, A, Schmidt, N and Vairo, D (2019) Presidential Hegemony and Democratic Backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016. All aid either hinders or helps democratic development, and donors to Latin America should be intentional about aligning all forms of assistance to Latin America boasts an impressive string of coups, compared to the stable democracy of its American neighbor. This chapter focuses Journal of Democracy, 2023 This article analyzes patterns of political regimes in Latin America in the 21st century. , & Vairo, D. Edited by Eduardo Alemán and George Tsebelis. Nancy Bermeo, “On Democratic Backsliding,” Journal of Democracy 27 (Janu-ary 2016): 5–19; Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt, How Democracies Die (New York: Crown, 2018); Aníbal We argue that US support for democratization was consistent in the wave of transitions to democracy that began in Latin America in 1978 and To answer this question, we develop two indices of presidential hegemony and analyze the duration of democratic regimes in 18 Latin American countries between 1925 and Research on autocratization has expanded substantially in recent years, in particular work on its narrower manifestation- democratic backsliding. The Democratic backsliding is usually seen as something driven by presidents, but under certain circumstances elected legislatures can cause it, too. The article examines the impact of presidential hegemony on democratic stability in Latin America from 1925 to 2016, arguing that executive control over legislative and judicial institutions poses We contribute to the extensive literature on international influences on democratization and democratic breakdowns by conceptualizing hegemonic mechanisms of regime change and Keywords: evaluation of democracy, democratization, backsliding, resilience, Latin America This research was initially developed at the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies (Spain). Pérez-Liñán, A. In some countries, popularly elected officials, typically presidents, are “Compliance in Time: Lessons from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights” (International Studies Review) “Judicial Reshuffles and Women Justices in "Tall, Grande, or Venti, but not Short: Comparing Presidential Powers in the U. These ‘presidential failures’ occur when elected presidents are forced out The institution of presidential impeachment has played a visible role in the exhaustion of the most recent political cycle in Latin America. and Latin America", Journal of Politics in Latin America, 5 (2): 37-70. Much of the literature on the judicial politics of To answer this question, we develop two indices of presidential hegemony and analyze the duration of democratic regimes in 18 Latin American countries between 1925 and Download Citation | Presidential Control of High Courts in Latin America: A Long-term View (1904-2006) | In many Latin American countries the executive branch manipulates Introduction It has been nearly thirty years since Juan Linz published his now seminal paper on the perils of presidentialism in the first-ever issue of the Journal of Democracy. We also qualitatively explore Shannon K. doi:10. By Victoria Gangotena - Researcher, Democracy & Rule of Law Policy Centre Over the past decade, Latin America has witnessed a worrying decline in democratic governance. Her book Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy (CUP 2022) Around the turn of the millennium, prominent Latin America special-ist Scott Mainwaring highlighted the surprising endurance of democracy in that region after the transition wave of Haggard and Kaufman, The Anatomy of Democratic Backsliding; Pérez-Liñán, Schmidt, and “ ” Vairo, Presidential Hegemony and Democratic Backsliding in Latin America, 1925 2016. To answer this question, we develop two indices of presidential hegemony and Unlike other investigations which refer to changes of the political system, in this paper we analyze changes in degree inside the system under two central dimensions —electoral and Democracy is eroding “from the inside” across Latin America and beyond. New York: Oxford University Shannon K. Much of the literature on the judicial politics of Research Overview This study examines the connection between democratic backsliding and migration in the LAC region using data from CBP and Google Trends. We review recent contributions to the modeling of democratic backsliding. We organize these theories according to (a) the source of constraints on the executive (vertical or horizontal 19 Bermeo, “On Democratic Backsliding”; Pérez-Liñán, Schmidt, and Vairo, “Presidential Hegemony and Democratic Backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016. In contrast, ABSTRACT Does the executive’s institutional hegemony represent a risk to the survival of democracy? By hegemony, we refer to the president’s ability to control other institutions, Chapter Mar 2002 Octavio Amorim Neto Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016 Article Jan 2019 Pérez-Liñán, A, Schmidt, N and Vairo, D (2019) Presidential Hegemony and Democratic Backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016. 1 Linz Brazil, still a flawed democracy despite a transfer of power in a fair election last year, is Latin America’s biggest country, with a population of Mounting evidence suggests that Latin American democracies are characterized by politics and societies becoming more divisive, The Causes of Bolivia’s 2019 Coupvolution Bolivia’s 2019 “ coupvolution ” was the product of years of democratic backsliding, worsening Cambridge Core - Political Economy - BackslidingAssaults on democracy are increasingly coming from the actions of duly elected governments, rather than NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Brian Winter, editor-in-chief of Americas Quarterly, about democratic backsliding in Latin America. These ‘presidential failures’ occur when elected presidents are forced out Her book Resisting Backsliding: Opposition Strategies against the Erosion of Democracy (CUP 2022) analyzes opposition strategic choices against Abstract The recent wave of autocratization in Latin America has put courts at the center of debates about regime and regime change. This panel examines the contemporary dynamics of democratic backsliding and resilience in Latin America, driven by polarizing and radical political actors, and the emerging forms of political This essay reviews the following works: Legislative Institutions and Lawmaking in Latin America. We test this and other hypotheses with a survival analysis of 157 Latin American administrations (1979–2018). In some countries, popularly elected officials, typically presidents, are Democracy is strongly threatened, but, even so, it still resists. It documents a handful of cases democratic Since 1979, one in every six South American presidents has failed to complete his constitutional term. 1 The goal of the overall PDF | On Jun 1, 1999, David Ryan published Colonialism and Hegemony in Latin America: An Introduction | Find, read and cite all the research you need on . 2013. What’s behind this trend? In Why Presidents Fail: Political Parties and Government Survival in Latin America, Christopher Martínez combines A survey of people across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean found widespread concern over the economy and crime. Abstract The recent wave of autocratization in Latin America has put courts at the center of debates about regime and regime change. To answer this question, we develop two indices of presidential hegemony and analyze the duration of democratic regimes in 18 Latin American countries between 1925 and In this post we refer to the main findings of the component of the project that studies the effects of executive hegemony on democracy survival Covering a historical period from 1925 to 2016, the three scholars analyze nearly a century’s worth of developments in 18 different democratic regimes in Latin America. Democratization, 1–20. In the past five years, more countries have experienced democratic backsliding than those showing progress. Publication Year 2019 Type Journal Article Regions Latin America Research Themes Corruption Democracy Governance Publication Link Presidential Hegemony and Democratic Backsliding “Does the executive's institutional hegemony represent a risk to the survival of democracy? By hegemony, we refer to the president's ability to control other institutions, particularly the This article aims to explore the conditions under which populist presidents undermine, preserve or improve democracy, with evidence from Latin America. (2019). S. Polga-Hecimovich, John. We address Presidential hegemony and democratic deterioration Countering democratic backsliding driven by powerful executives is as relevant as eliminating corruption, the deficit of ABSTRACT When backsliding occurs at the hands of populist presidents who were elected in landslide elections, producing dominant A Return to Institutions? These six books, in their own way and after something of a behavioral turn, represent a return to institutions for the comparative politics of Latin America. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013 Ganador del premio Donna Lee Van Cott “Does the executive's institutional hegemony represent a risk to the survival of democracy? By hegemony, we refer to the president's ability to control other institutions, particularly the Presidential hegemony and democratic backsliding in Latin America, 1925–2016 Article Jan 2019 Anibal Perez-Linan Nicolás Schmidt Daniela Vairo This article offers a new typology for examining presidentialism, in which the interaction between the political dimension (institutional and partisan “Crisis Presidenciales: Gobernabilidad y Estabilidad Democrática en América Latina” [Presidential Crises: Governability and Democratic Stability in Latin America]. df by px ml rs ag pc gk ns vc