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"Latin American Politics is aimed at Latin American politics courses offered out of political science departments at the second- and third-year levels. Unlike many texts in this area, which tend to take a country-by-country approach, this book takes a thematic approach and covers such topics as Latin America's history, violence, democracy, and political economy. This approach is self-consciously comparative and encourages students to develop stronger comparative analysis skills. Fully updated and revised, this second edition also includes a new chapter on party systems and the media as well as new chapter-opening and closing vignettes to engage readers and provide more country-specific content."

Nicaragua's political transitions -- Thinking about regimes -- Nicaragua in 1979 -- Radical Sandinismo and the vanguard regime -- Electoral democracy, 1984-2000 -- Power-sharing duopoly, 2000-2011 -- Dominant power and personalistic rule, 2011- -- Putting Nicaragua in perspective

Overview of each country's claims to be a democratic government.

Case study of the mobilization of opposition to the Canadian Constitution Act, introduced in 1980; based on conference paper. How organized opposition by a number of provinces, the two opposition parties holding seats in Parliament, and a handful of interest groups was able to secure significant changes in the Act.