Foreign Affairs · 1999 · 269 citations · 0 references
Social SciencesPolitical ScienceAmerican PoliticsComparative PoliticsDemocratizationAuthoritarian PoliticsAuthoritarianismComparative DemocratizationDemocracyPolitical RegimesTransitions To DemocracyAuthoritarian LegaciesAuthoritarian RepressionDemocratization Under Authoritarian RuleHistory Of AuthoritarianismRepression In Democratizing RegimesRepressive InstitutionsRepressive State Apparatuses
Using Argentina as the main example, this work examines all aspects of democracy and democratization in Latin America. The author illustrates many weaknesses of authoritarianism and repressive regimes which, he argues, can be taken advantage of appropriately by the struggle for democracy.