Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Sou... - 9780268020194

Authoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern EuropeAuthor(s): Katherine Hite, Paola Cesarini\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University of Notre Dame Press, United States\nImprint: University of Notre Dame Press\nISBN-13: 9780268020194, 978-0268020194\nSynopsis\nAuthoritarian Legacies and Democracy in Latin America and Southern Europe brings together well-known comparative political scientists to define and explore the effects of authoritarian rule in post-authoritarian regimes in Southern Europe, the Southern Cone, and Brazil. Contributors to this volume use the research of historians, social psychologists, anthropologists, and sociologists to formulate their conceptualizations of legacies. Their analysis is also sensitive to the experiences of those who live with the consequences of authoritarian regimes. Each chapter offers a multi-case comparison either from within Latin America or between Latin America and Southern Europe.\n\n Among the challenges for democra.