Es jueves 8 de octubre de 1996. En la ciudad de Cóspito, 1 en el Gran Buenos Aires,
miembros del Partido Justicialista, liderados por el inten--dente Rodolfo Fontana, están …

Some social theorists claim that trust is necessary for the smooth functioning of a democratic
society. Yet many recent surveys suggest that trust is on the wane in the United States. Does …

The consolidation of democratic regimes requires the extension of political rights to the
entire citizenry, but this process does not necessarily follow from electoral competition. The …

This is a bold new study of the recent emergence of democracy in Latin America. Leonardo
Avritzer shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this …

De-Westernizing Media Studies brings together leading media critics from around the world
to address central questions in the study of the media. How do the media connect to power …

Many countries have experimented with different electoral rules in order either to increase
involvement in the political system or make it easier to form stable governments. Barry Ames …

In Princes, Brokers, and Bureaucrats, the most thorough treatment of the political economy of
Saudi Arabia to date, Steffen Hertog uncovers an untold history of how the elite rivalries and …

" Hinton has traveled to the heart and soul of the Cambodian people."—Youk Chhang,
Director, Documentation Center of Cambodia" In Why Did They Kill?, Hinton explores the …

Based on ethnographic fieldwork in a shantytown in the outskirts of Buenos Aires, this article
studies the workings of Peronist “political clientelism” among the urban poor. It analyzes the …

Trata da crise de governabilidade no Brasil, a partir da análise do sistema eleitoral no país.
Examina as regras eleitorais, a formação dos ministérios, o conflito entre Executivo e …