ISBN:
1282993887
,
9780230102514
,
9781282993884
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 203 p)
,
ill
Edition:
1st ed
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Political Culture in Panama : Democracy after Invasion
DDC:
306.2097287
Keywords:
Political participation
;
Democracy
;
Political culture
;
Public opinion
;
Panama
;
Politische Kultur
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Demokratie
;
Regierung
;
Political science
;
Electronic books
;
Panama Politics and government
Abstract:
"Twenty years have passed since the 1989 U.S. invasion that toppled Panama's military regime and initiated a period of democratization. This book represents the most comprehensive and empirically grounded analysis of the institutional and attitudinal factors that have shaped Panamanian politics since the invasion. Using quantitative and qualitative methods the book traces the development of the Panamanian nation-state from its early days after independence from Colombia, to the struggles to build democracy after the U.S. invasion, through the presidential elections of May 2009. The study makes use of extensive interviews with political and economic elites, as well as the most comprehensive series of public opinion surveys ever conducted in Panama. As such, they provide a wealth of data on democratic values and allow placing Panama in a comparative perspective"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 Democracy in Post-Invasion Panama: Theory and Case; 2 The Shaping of Elite Political Culture During the Ancien Regime, 1903-1968; 3 An Enduring Relationship: The Military and Politics in Twentieth-Century Panama; 4 Ending the Relationship: Economic Crisis, Political Opposition, and the U.S. Military Invasion, 1981-1989; 5 Demilitarization and Elections: Institutional Reconversion in Post-Invasion Panama; 6 Reconciliation and Social Dialogue in Post-Invasion Panama; 7 Mass Democratic Culture in Panama: The Meaning of Democracy
Description / Table of Contents:
8 Supporting Stable Democracy: System Support and Political Tolerance9 Conclusions and Implications: Can Democracy Emerge after an Invasion?; Notes; References; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-191) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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