Authoritarianism, Local Politics and Citizen Participation in Latin America: Looking across the Nicaraguan and Venezuelan Cases

América Latina Hoy

Armando CHAGUACEDA NORIEGA¹ 

[1] El Colegio de Veracruz;

关键词: nicaragua;    venezuela;    elecciones;    participación;    control social;   

DOI  :  10.14201/alh.20211

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This text addresses the ways in which, within the political regimes of Nicaragua and Venezuela, the ruling party and the opposition interact in the local political arena. Starting from recent election results and measures of democracy from the global V-Dem project, patterns of political interference and mechanisms of social control are identified that diminish citizens’ options to vote for opposition candidates, to organize, and to participate autonomously at the municipal level. Additionally, the concrete effects this interaction has had on the democracy of both countries are discussed.

【 授权许可】

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