Shaping the Political Arena: Critical Junctures, the Labor Movement, and Regime Dynamics in Latin America

Ruth Berins Collier and David Collier

ISBN 10: 0268017727 / ISBN 13: 9780268017729

Published by University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Shaping the Political Arena: Critical Junctures, the Labor Movement, and Regime Dynamics in Latin America
• Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press, Notre Dame, IN
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0268017727
• ISBN 13: 9780268017729
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 6W x 9.25H x 2.25D inches 6 inches width by 9.25 inches height by 2.25 inches depth
• Weight: 1468 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Social Sciences
  • Politics
  • Latin America

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Synopsis

Ruth Berins Collier and David Collier are political scientists who use comparative historical research to discover and evaluate patterns and sources of political change. Their work is an overall analysis of Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, Colombia, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela, and Mexico, plus case studies of four distinct pairs in that group: Chile/Brazil, Uruguay/Colombia, Argentina/Peru, and Venezuela/Mexico. In addition, the Colliers meticulously describe and discuss their methods for the study including the limitations of their approach. The authors specifically focus on why and how organized labor movements in the first half of the twentieth century were incorporated into the political process in the eight Latin American countries they study. They analyze the role played by political parties, central government control, worker mobilization, and conflict between radical vs. centrist political philosophies and activities.

About the Authors

Ruth Berins Collier is professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

David Collier is professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley.

Guillermo O'Donnell (1936–2011) was Academic Director of the Kellogg Institute and Helen Kellogg Professor of Government and International Studies and Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. He received the IPSA Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Political Science and is the author, editor, and co-editor of a number of books, including The Quality of Democracy: Theory and Applications (University of Notre Dame Press, 2004).