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The Quality of Democracy in Latin America

In the book The Quality of Democracy, co-editors Daniel Levine and José E. Molina provide an analysis of democratic systems and propose a theoretical foundation for the understanding of Latin American democracies.

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Wednesday
May. 11, 2011
9:00am – 10:30am ET

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Daniel Levine, Woodrow Wilson Center and the University of Michigan; Diego Abente, National Endowment for Democracy

In considering the nature and future prospects of the current wave of democracies in Latin America, analysis has shifted from a concern with regime change, transitions, and consolidation to a focus on the quality of these democracies. In the new book The Quality of Democracy, co-editors Daniel Levine and José E. Molina provide a rich and nuanced analysis of democratic systems and propose a theoretical foundation for the understanding of Latin American democracies. Detailed case studies of Mexico, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, and Brazil are provided.

To what extent do citizens participate and influence decision-making? Are elections free and fair? Are there ways of ensuring government accountability? Do unelected power brokers exert undue influence?

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Latin America Program

The Wilson Center’s prestigious Latin America Program provides non-partisan expertise to a broad community of decision makers in the United States and Latin America on critical policy issues facing the Hemisphere. The Program provides insightful and actionable research for policymakers, private sector leaders, journalists, and public intellectuals in the United States and Latin America. To bridge the gap between scholarship and policy action, it fosters new inquiry, sponsors high-level public and private meetings among multiple stakeholders, and explores policy options to improve outcomes for citizens throughout the Americas. Drawing on the Wilson Center’s strength as the nation’s key non-partisan policy forum, the Program serves as a trusted source of analysis and a vital point of contact between the worlds of scholarship and action.  Read more

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