Fall 2008 - The Johns Hopkins University Press

Latin America’s Strugglefor Democracyedited by Larry Diamond, Marc F. Plattner,and Diego Abente BrunAlmost thirty years have passed since Latin America joineddemocracy’s global “third wave,” and not a single governmenthas reverted to what was once the most common formof authoritarianism: military rule. Behind this laudable record,however, lurk problems that are numerous and deep,ranging from an ominous resurgence of antidemocratic andeconomically irresponsible populism to the fragility and unreliabilityof key democratic institutions.A new addition to the Journal of Democracy series, this volumeponders both the successes and the difficulties thatcolor Latin American politics today. In these essays, a distinguishedroster of contributors thoughtfully examinesdemocratic problems and prospects from the Rio Grandeto Tierra del Fuego.The first section assesses regionwide trends, including theforces behind the much-discussed political “turn to theleft,” the travails of the presidential form of government,the challenges of integrating newly mobilized indigenouspopulations into politics, the need for major reform in labormarkets, and the implications of rising populism fordemocratic institutions and governance. The second sectionfeatures important case studies of Argentina, Brazil, Chile,Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The final sectionsurveys Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.Contributors: Jorge G. Castañeda, Matthew R. Cleary, Catherine M.Conaghan, Javier Corrales, Consuelo Cruz, Lucía Dammert, DanielP. Erikson, Luis Estrada, Eric Farnsworth, Steven Levitsky, ScottMainwaring, Cynthia McClintock, Marco A. Morales, María VictoriaMurillo, Michael Penfold, Alejandro Poiré, Eduardo Posada-Carbó,Christopher Sabatini, Hector E. Schamis, Andreas Schedler, MitchellA. Seligson, Lourdes Sola, Arturo Valenzuela, Donna Lee Van CottLarry DiaMONd is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institutionof War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University. MarcF. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at theNational Endowment for Democracy. They serve as codirectorsof the International Forum for Democratic Studiesand coeditors of the Journal of Democracy. Diego Abente Brun isdeputy director of the International Forum for DemocraticStudies at the National Endowment for Democracy.A Journal of Democracy BookHow People View Democracyedited by Larry Diamond and Marc F. PlattnerThis volume gathers essays by leading scholars and principalsof regional public-opinion surveys, known as “barometers,”which are making possible the first systematic, worldwidestudy of how citizens think about democracy and weigh itagainst other forms of government.Originally published in the Journal of Democracy, the essayscover topics from Arab opinion about democracy to the nostalgiafor authoritarianism found in East Asia. Other contributionsshed light on the rise of populism in Latin America,and explain why postcommunist regimes in Europe havewon broad public support. Additional chapters invite reflectionon the role of ordinary people in democratizationthrough the rise of “expressive” social values, and ask whetherpolitical or economic factors more decisively influencehow people evaluate democracy in their own countries.No serious student of democracy can afford to be withoutthis book. It offers an original and comprehensive view ofwhat citizens around the world think as democracy’s global“third wave” prepares to enter its fourth and perhaps mostchallenging decade.Contributors: Michael Bratton, Yu-tzung Chang, Yun-han Chu,Russell J. Dalton, Peter R. deSouza, Ronald Inglehart, AmaneyJamal, Willy Jou, Marta Lagos, Suhas Palshikar, Chong-Min Park,Richard Rose, Mitchell A. Seligson, Sandeep Shastri, Doh C. Shin,Mark Tessler, Christian Welzel, Yogendra YadavLarry DiaMONd is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institutionof War, Revolution, and Peace at Stanford University. MarcF. Plattner is vice president for research and studies at theNational Endowment for Democracy. They serve as codirectorsof the International Forum for Democratic Studiesand coeditors of the Journal of Democracy.A Journal of Democracy BookSeptember 304 pages 6 x 9978-0-8018-9058-1 0-8018-9058-6 $45.00(s) / £24.00 hc978-0-8018-9059-8 0-8018-9059-4 $19.95(s) / £11.00 pbcomparative PoliticsSeptember 212 pages 6 x 9978-0-8018-9060-4 0-8018-9060-8 $45.00(s) / £24.00 hc978-0-8018-9061-1 0-8018-9061-6 $19.95(s) / £11.00 pbcomparative PoliticsTHE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS 1-800-537-5487 53