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Table of contents (8 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction: Civil Society and Democracy: The Latin American Case
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Theoretical and Comparative Perspectives
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Country Case Studies
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Back Matter
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Reviews
"Feinberg, Waisman and Zamosc are to be commended. Civil Society and Democracy in Latin America provides state-of-the art analyses by leading US and Latin American scholars who combine theoretical sophistication with well-executed case studies of civic activism and the new politics of citizenship in Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela. This volume will be obligatory reading for sociologists and political scientists as well as for others interested in the role of social movements in the emergence of more vibrant and participatory democracies in Latin America." - William C. Smith, University of Miami, editor of Latin American Politics and Society
"This superb book addresses one of the most important issues of our time in Latin America: democratization, and the role of civil society in strengthening it. The essays address changes in the region both from a theoretical and empirical perspective. Case studies focus on Argentina, Brazil, and Venezuela, with their very interesting contrasting civil society experiences." - Susan Eckstein, Professor of Sociology at Boston University, Ex-President of the Latin American Studies Association
"This book offers a bountiful harvest of conceptual perspectives on the complex relationships between civil society and democracy set against the rich tapestry of contemporary Latin American politics and society." - Lester M. Salamon, Director of Center for Civil Society Studies, Institute for Policy Studies at Johns Hopkins University
"Does the current growth of civil society promote democracy? These essays significantly advance this discussion by addressing the crucial question of the many ways the ensembles of civil society organizations relate to politics. Rehearsing modest success and considerable weaknesses in Latin America, they show the variation between countries, between social sectors in individual countries, and even between issue-areas. They go a long way to replace enthusiasm and cynicism with a new and more productive realism." - Douglas Chalmers, Professor of Political Science, Columbia University
About the authors
Carlos H. Waisman is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Diego. Professor Waisman is a comparative political sociologist. His current work deals with the social and political dynamics of neo-mercantilist regimes. He has published Modernization and the Working Class, Reversal of Development in Argentina, Institutional Design in New Democracies (with Arend Lijphart), Spanish and Latin American Transitions to Democracy (with Raanan Rein) and many articles and book chapters.
Leon Zamosc is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of
California, San Diego. His work includes books and articles in Spanish and English on rural development, peasant political participation, and
indigenous movements in Colombia and Ecuador. He is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the academic journal Latin American and Caribbean Ethnic Studies.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Civil Society and Democracy in Latin America
Editors: Richard Feinberg, Carlos H. Waisman, Leon Zamosc
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781403983244
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Political & Intern. Studies Collection, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Richard Feinberg, Carlos H. Waisman, and Leon Zamosc 2006
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4039-7228-6Published: 03 April 2006
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-53356-5Published: 03 April 2006
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4039-8324-4Published: 03 April 2006
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 196
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: Latin American Politics, Latin American Culture, Diplomacy, International Relations, Democracy