This book accounts for and analyses the latest developments in Latin
American presidential democracies, with a special focus on political
institutions.
The stellar line-up of renowned scholars of Latin American politics and
institutions from Latin America, Europe, and the United States offers new
insights into how democratic institutions have operated within the critical
context that marked the political and social life of the region in the last
few years: the eruption of popular protest and discontent, the widespread
distrust of political institutions, and, of course, the COVID-19 pandemic.
Combining different methodological approaches, including cross-national
studies, small-N studies, case studies, and quantitative and qualitative
data, the contributions cluster around three themes: the problem with fixed
terms and other features of presidentialism, inter-institutional relations
and executive accountability, and old and new threats to democracy in
these times of turmoil. The volume concludes with an assessment of the
political consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Latin America.
Beyond current scholars and students of comparative political scientists,
Latin America in Times of Turbulence will be of great interest to a wide
spectrum of readers interested in comparative systems of government,
democracy studies, and Latin American politics more generally.