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The Persistence of Local Caudillos in Latin America
Despite democratization at the national level, local political bosses still govern many municipalities in Latin America. Caudillos and clans often use informal political practices—ranging from clientelism and patronage to harassment of political opposition—to control local political dynamics. These arbitrary and, at times, abusive practices pose important challenges to how Latin American democracy works and how power is exercised after the decentralization reforms in the region. These reforms promised to bring the government closer to the people and to promote popular participation. In many cases, these ideals are unmet, and newly empowered local politicians have been able to turn municipalities into personal fiefdoms. This book explores how local caudillos stay in power and why some are more successful than others in retaining office. Tomáš Došek provides an in-depth analysis of six cases from Chile, Paraguay, and Peru to show the strategies that caudillos pursue to secure power and the mistakes they commit that drive them out.
Women, Politics, and Democracy in Latin America
This book discusses the current tendencies in women’s representation and their role in politics in Latin American countries from three different perspectives. Firstly, the authors examine cultural, political-partisan and organizational obstacles that women face in and outside institutions. Secondly, the book explores barriers in political reality, such as gender legislation implementation, public administration and international cooperation, and proposes solutions, supported by successful experiences, emphasising the nonlinearity of the implementation process. Thirdly, the authors highlight the role of women in politics at the subnational level. The book combines academic expertise in various disciplines with contributions from practitioners within national and international institutions to broaden the reader’s understanding of women in Latin American politics.
Applied Social Research
Praise for earlier editions: I have been using this textbook as a required reading for my research class since 2004 because I found the text’s coverage of research concepts to be in-depth, and easy to read without the technicalities. —Ziblim Abukari, PhD, MSW, Assistant Professor, Department of Social Work, Westfield State University Applied Social Research. . . is thorough, well organized, and clear, making it highly appreciated by my students. —Barry Loneck, PhD, School of Social Welfare, SUNY Albany Discover the practical side of research in human services with this easy-to-follow classic Designed for students and professionals in social work, public administration, nursing, crimina...
Women in Mexican Subnational Legislatures
This book aims to fill a gap in research on women's political representation by developing a multidimensional assessment of female participation in subnational legislatures in a federal political system like Mexico. The Mexican experience in terms of women's political representation at the federal and subnational levels has been very successful, as the reforms created a more robust "gender electoral regime" that promoted an increase in the number of elected female legislators (1987-2021). Still, little is known about the impact of the rise in women's presence in Congresses on other dimensions of political representation, such as symbolic or substantive. Although previous studies on women's p...
The Politics of Presidential Term Limits
Presidential term limits are one of the most important institutions in presidentialism. They are at the center of contemporary and historical debates and political battles between incumbent presidents seeking additional terms and their political opponents warning against democratic backsliding and the dangers of personalism. Bringing the team of country experts, comparativists, theorists, constitutional lawyers, and policy practitioners together, The Politics of Presidential Term Limits is a book that aims to provide a one-stop source for the comprehensive study of this topic. It includes theory and survey chapters that explain presidential term limits as an idea, constitutional norm, and an institution; country and comparative chapters including historical, intra-regime, and comparative regional studies, chapters that examine the effects of term limits as well as studies from the perspective of on-the-ground international constitutional builders and that ask what difference do term limits make.--Provided by publisher
Český a československý fotbal - lexikon osobností a klubů
Zajímá vás, kdo je kdo v českém a československém fotbalu 20. a počátku 21. století? V našem jedinečném lexikonu s téměř 1800 hesly přinášíme všem fotbalovým fanouškům i sportovním novinářům základní životopisná data významných hráčů, jejich posty v sestavě, účast v nejvyšších soutěžích u nás i v zahraničí, počty startů v reprezentaci i v pohárových soutěžích a individuální ocenění. Necháme vás také nahlédnout do historie a vývoje všech známých fotbalových klubů a do jejich úspěchů v tuzemských i zahraničních soutěžích. Zajímavé budou jistě i informace o ostatních důležitých osobnostech naší kopané, jako jsou trenéři, rozhodčí, funkcionáři a sportovní novináři. V příloze knihy najdete seznamy držitelů mistrovských titulů, pohárových vítězství, individuálních ocenění a umístění reprezentačních celků na mistrovstvích světa a Evropy.
SOCCER WORLD - Winter Edition 2011
Una stagione calcistica non fa in tempo a terminare che un'altra va già ad iniziare. Ripartono i campionati scandinavi. Il campionato russo ricco di talenti e quest'anno ancora più lungo ed impegnativo. Il Brasileirão con il suo futbol-bailado, molto sentito dai tifosi verde-oro. E poi ancora, la nuova MLS statunitense allargata a 18 squadre; la J.League giapponese che non sembra arrestarsi nonostante la tragedia nucleare che ha colpito il paese. Più l'analisi di tutte le squadre degli altri campionati che vanno a concludersi in Europa, aggiornate al calciomercato invernale. Panorama completo sui tutti i trasferimenti stagionali delle due sessioni e i colpi messi a segno dalle società. Esoneri, sostituzioni degli allenatori e le statistiche per ogni campionato delle ultime 10 stagioni. Esaminate 400 formazioni con l'anagrafica di oltre 16.000 giocatori. Una carrellata di informazioni sempre più ricca, tale da permettere una visione globale, completa ed aggiornata della stagione calcistica internazionale!
Persuasion Strategies: Canadian Campus Fossil Fuel Divestment Campaigns and the Development of Activists, 2012–20
Milan Prazak Ilnyckyj's PhD dissertation in Political Science at the University of Toronto
Territorio y poder
Durante años, la política subnacional se mantuvo en las sombras de la indagación teórica y empírica de la Ciencia Política. Los fenómenos a estudiar pertenecían eminentemente al ámbito nacional y los factores explicativos también se correspondían con esta escala geográfica. Los procesos de descentralización, impulsados principalmente por las reformas pro-mercado, revitalizaron la política local y la conectaron de manera significativa a las dinámicas nacionales. Este libro es un intento exploratorio de relevar las relaciones de lo local con la política nacional en los sistemas de partidos multinivel de diez países latinoamericanos. A través de diversos análisis de la compet...
