Democracy in Latin America

1
Democracy in Latin America

• Smith C2 C3

2
Terms

• Democratization
• Transition (which may not be democratization)
• Consolidation
• Deepening
• Ruptura v. Reforma

3
(No Transcript)
4
Role of Economics?
5
(No Transcript)
6
Social Forces

• Cycle 1 1900-1939
• Internal elite competition
• Co-optation of new groups
• Cycle 2 1940-1977 Middle class initiation
• Cycle 3 1978-2000
• Increasing significance of working class
• More multi-class than previous periods

7
Bargaining

• Hardliners v. Reformers
• Moderates v. Radicals
• Guarantees (see 66-67 in Smith).

8
(No Transcript)
9
(No Transcript)
10
Conclusions

• Regime transitions did not inexorably lead to
  democracy
• Most transitions lead elsewhere
• All transitions were afflicted by uncertainty.
• Basic trend a long-term trend persisted
  nonetheless. Autocracy was weakening and
  electoral democracy was gaining strength.

11
The Military Forging the Fatherland (La Patria)

• Wars for independence
• Border wars
• Development of the fuero militar.

12
Source http//www.andrewclem.com/LatinAmerica/La
tAmer_wars.html
13
(No Transcript)
14
(No Transcript)
15
(No Transcript)
16
Four Variables Concerning Types of Military
Regimes

• Was the regime personalistic or collegial?
• Whether the military as a whole takes part in
  governmental decision-making (i.e., holding
  cabinet posts)
• Whether the regime has a distinct ideological
  orientation
• The societal base of civilian support for
  military rule

17
Issues with LatAm Militaries

• War Against Subversion
• The Democrats Dilemma
• Civil-Military Relations
• Has the Military Left?

18
(No Transcript)