Edward L. Gibson

Boundary Control

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Gibson explains how subnational authoritarianism is part of democratic politics and strategic interactions between local authoritarians and national democratic leaders.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. März 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 484g
• ISBN-13: 9780521192231
• ISBN-10: 0521192234
• Artikelnr.: 37438403

Autorenporträt

Edward L. Gibson is Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University. He is the author of Class and Conservative Parties: Argentina in Comparative Perspective and editor of Federalism and Democracy in Latin America. He is also author of several scholarly articles on party politics, democratization and federalism. Professor Gibson has received awards from the National Science Foundation CAREER Program, the Howard Foundation and other institutions. He teaches courses on democratization, comparative politics, Latin American politics and federalism, and has received numerous teaching awards, including Northwestern University's McCormick Professorship of Teaching Excellence.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
2. Territorial politics and subnational democratization: charting the theoretical landscape
3. Subnational authoritarianism in the United States: boundary control and the 'Solid South'
4. Boundary control in democratizing Argentina
5. Boundary control in democratizing Mexico
6. Boundary control: comparisons and conclusions.

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1. Introduction; 2. Territorial politics and subnational democratization: charting the theoretical landscape; 3. Subnational authoritarianism in the United States: boundary control and the 'Solid South'; 4. Boundary control in democratizing Argentina; 5. Boundary control in democratizing Mexico; 6. Boundary control: comparisons and conclusions.

Rezensionen

'Gibson's conceptualization of boundary control as a key mechanism that facilitates the maintenance of subnational authoritarianism in the context of national level democracies is a foundational contribution to an important and growing literature. The explanation of dynamics in three very different cases - the 'Solid South' in the United States, Argentina and Mexico - is compelling, and the book is beautifully written. This is a must read for anybody interested in the complexities of democratization.' Evelyne Huber, Morehead Alumni Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill