The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Latin American Politics will provide a comprehensive overview of politics in Latin America, bringing together a broad array of perspectives from political science, as well as insights from history, economics, sociology, and anthropology. All of the articles will appear online as part of the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.
Editors in Chief
Harry E. Vanden, University of South Florida
Gary Prevost, College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University
Editorial Board
Jennifer Cyr, University of Arizona
Kwame Dixon, Howard University
Mary K. Meyer McAleese, Eckerd College
Gabriel Ondetti, Missouri State University
Richard Stahler-Sholk, Eastern Michigan University
Articles
Adoption and Evolution of Cash Transfer Programs in Latin America (Fabián A. Borges)
Agrarian Elites and Democracy in Latin America after the Third Wave (Belén Fernández Milmanda)
The Americas in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (Rubrick Biegon)
Blackness, Race, and Politics in Argentina (Judith M. Anderson, Patricia Gomes)
Bolivia and the Challenges of a Plurinational Democracy (Waltraud Queiser Morales)
Brazil's Role in Latin American Regionalism (Javier A. Vadell, Clarisa Giaccaglia)
Bureaucracy in Latin America (John Polga-Hecimovich)
The Changing Shapes of Latin American Welfare States (Evelyne Huber, Zoila Ponce de León)
Chile's Political Democracy and Economic Inequality (Silvia Borzutzky)
Clientelism in Latin American Politics (Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos, Virginia Oliveros)
Climate Change Politics in Latin America and the Caribbean (Matías Franchini)
Constitutions in Latin American Politics (Jonathan Hartlyn, Alissandra T. Stoyan)
Courts in Latin American Politics (Ezequiel Gonzalez-Ocantos)
Cuba and Integration Processes in Latin America and the Caribbean (Carlos Oliva Campos, Gary Prevost)
Cuba in an Age of Economic Reform (Gary Prevost)
The Cyclical Phenomenon of Resource Nationalism in Latin America (Francisco J. Monaldi)
The Dynamics of Racial Discrimination in Cuba, Past and Present (Esteban Morales, August Nimtz)
Electoral Reform and Political Representation of Women in Latin America (Flavia Freidenberg)
The Electoral Representation of Evangelicals in Latin America (Taylor C. Boas)
Electoral Systems and System Reforms in Latin America (Brian F. Crisp, Patrick Cunha Silva)
Electoral Volatility in Latin America (Miguel Carreras, Igor Acácio)
El Salvador’s FMLN and the Constraints on Leftist Government (Kevin A. Young)
Environmentalism in Latin America (Guillermo Castro H.)
The European Union, Latin America, and the Caribbean (Susanne Gratius)
Executive–Legislative Relations in Latin American Politics (Cecilia Martinez-Gallardo, Marcelo Camerlo)
Femicidio and Feminicidio Laws in Latin America (Pamela Neumann)
Foreign Direct Investment and Its Politics in Latin America (R. Douglas Hecock)
Gender and Memory in Truth Projects in Brazil (Colin M. Snider)
Gender and Racial Violence Against Afro-Brazilian LGBTQ+ Women (Jaimee A. Swift)
Gender, Race, and Political Representation in Latin America (Jennifer M. Piscopo, Kristin N. Wylie)
Growing Participation in Peace Operations and Conflict Resolution in Latin American Countries (Kai Michael Kenkel)
Guatemala's Struggle for Justice (Mario Roberto Morales)
Honduran Social Movements: Then and Now (Suyapa Portillo, Cristian Padilla Romero)
Identity in Latin American Regionalism: The Andean Community (Germán C. Prieto)
Indigenous Movements in Latin America (Marc Becker, Richard Stahler-Sholk)
Intergovernmental Relations in Latin America: Determinants and Dynamics (Julieta Suarez-Cao)
International Security in Latin America (Sebastian Bitar, Tom Long)
Latin American Labor Regulation in the 21st Century (Matthew E. Carnes)
Latin America's Autonomous Integration Initiatives (Jaime Antonio Preciado Coronado)
Latin America’s Socioeconomic Relationship With China: Is Development Still Possible? (Enrique Dussel Peters)
Left Governments and Social Movements in Latin America (Manuel Larrabure)
Legislatures and Representation in Latin American Politics (Emilia Simison)
MERCOSUR and the Challenges of Regional Integration (Mahrukh Doctor)
Mestizaje, Racial Discrimination, and Inequality in Latin America (Marcelo Paixão, Irene Rossetto)
Mexico: The Evolution of a Multiparty State (Nora Hamilton, Patrice Olsen)
Nicaragua's Troubled Transition to Democracy (Shelley A. McConnell)
Panama, Its Politics, and the Canal Against Itself (Guillermo Castro H.)
Paradiplomacy in Latin America: Between the Policy and the Research Agenda (Ana Carolina Mauad)
Parties and Non-State Actors in Latin America (Santiago Anria, Christopher Chambers-Ju)
Parties and Regime Change in Latin America (Laura Gamboa)
Party Change and Adaptation in Latin America (Jennifer Cyr, Nicolás Liendo)
Party Finance in Latin America (Kathleen Bruhn)
Party Leadership and Institutionalization in Latin America (Diana Davila Gordillo, Kristin N. Wylie)
Party Members and Activists in Latin America (Carlos Meléndez, Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero)
Party Organizational Structure in Latin America (Ana Petrova)
Party-System Change in Latin America (Jason Seawright)
Party Systems in Latin America (Laura Wills-Otero)
The Path to Black Citizenship in Peru: Ethno-Racial Legislation and the Political Recognition of Afro-Descendants in the Country (Mariela I. Noles Cotito)
Peasant Movements in Latin America (Bernardo Mançano Fernandes)
Peru's Cleavages, Conflict, and Precarious Democracy (Cynthia McClintock)
Pharmaceutical Patents in Latin America: Global Change, National Responses (Kenneth C. Shadlen)
The Political Economy of Development Finance in Latin America (Leslie Elliott Armijo)
The Political Economy of NAFTA/USMCA (Gustavo A. Flores-Macías, Mariano Sánchez-Talanquer)
The Political Economy of Taxation in Latin America (Omar Sanchez-Sibony)
The Political Economy of the Developmental State in Latin America (José Carlos Orihuela)
Political Recruitment and Candidate Selection in Latin America (Peter M. Siavelis, Scott Morgenstern)
The Presidency in Latin American Politics (Valeria Palanza)
Racial Politics in Haiti (Kersuze Simeon-Jones)
Resistance to Extractivism and Megaprojects in Latin America (Manuela L. Picq)
The Resource Curse in Latin America (Elissaios Papyrakis, Lorenzo Pellegrini)
Resource Wealth and Political Decentralization in Latin America (Moises Arce, Michael Hendricks)
Business in Peace Negotiations in Latin America (Angelika Rettberg)
Student Movements in Latin America: Decolonizing and Feminizing Education and Life (Sara C. Motta, Norma Lucia Bermudez Gomez, Katia Valenzuela Fuentes, Ella Simone Dixon)
Subregional Powers of Latin America: Colombia and Venezuela (Daniel Morales Ruvalcaba)
Surveys and the Study of Latin American Politics (Ryan E. Carlin)
The Drug Policy in the Americas From a Gender Perspective (Helena Salim de Castro)
Trade Union Politics in Latin America (Graciela Bensusán)
Transnational Social Movements in Latin America (Marisa von Bülow)
Urban Environmental Activism in Latin America (Marcelo Lopes de Souza)
Urban Popular Movements in Latin America (Paul Dosh)
Uruguay's Stability and Change in an Institutionalized Party System (Rafael Piñeiro Rodríguez, Fabrizio Scrollini Mendez)
Venezuela's Oil Wealth and Social Transformation (Dario Azzellini)
Voter Behavior in Latin America (Matthew M. Singer, Gabriela Ramalho Tafoya)
The Washington Consensus in Latin America (Judith Teichman)
Women and Political Power in Brazil (Pedro A. G. Dos Santos, Debora Thomé)
Work and Labor Movements in Latin America (Omar Manky Bonilla)
Zapatistas and New Ways of Doing Politics (Richard Stahler-Sholk)
