Analysts and policymakers often decry the failure of institutions to accomplish their stated purpose. Bringing together leading scholars of Latin American polit

This Element introduces the concept of institutional weakness, arguing that weakness or strength is a function of the extent to which an institution actually ma

During the 1990s Argentina was the only country in Latin America to combine radical economic reform and full democracy. In 2001, however, the country fell into

Explains how and why some national mandates for participatory policymaking develop into powerful institutions for citizen engagement.

Analyzes the political roots of the systems of constitutional justice in Latin America, tracing their development over the last 40 years.