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LIBERAL AND ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY

LIBERAL AND ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY. READINGS. Smith, Democracy , chs. 9-11 Modern Latin America , ch. 4 (Central America) NB: Optional paper due May 28. ANALYTICAL PAPER. 8-10 pages (double-spaced) Prior approval of topic by TA kdove@ucsd.edu Define a question or “puzzle”

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LIBERAL AND ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY

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  1. LIBERAL AND ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY

  2. READINGS • Smith, Democracy, chs. 9-11 • Modern Latin America, ch. 4 (Central America) • NB: Optional paper due May 28

  3. ANALYTICAL PAPER • 8-10 pages (double-spaced) • Prior approval of topic by TA • kdove@ucsd.edu • Define a question or “puzzle” • Explain choice of country (or site) • Describe sources • Present evidence • Conclude with (tentative) answer to question

  4. DETECTING ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY

  5. The Rise of Electoral Democracy, 1972-2004

  6. THE CONCEPT OF ILLIBERAL DEMOCRACY • Distinct Dimensions of Democracy: • Free and Fair Elections • Citizen Rights • Systematic Curtailment of Citizen Rights

  7. Democracy, Elections, and Citizen Rights: A Typology

  8. Journalists Killed in Latin America, 1990-1999 Country___ __ N Killings__ Colombia 36 Peru 12 Mexico 10 Brazil 8 Haiti 4 Argentina 3 Guatemala 3 Venezuela 2 Chile 1 Dominican Republic 1 Honduras 1 Paraguay 1 Total 82 Source: Committee to Protect Journalists, Attacks on the Press in 1999 (New York: CPJ, 2000), 23.

  9. Electoral Regimes and Freedom of the Press, 1990s _________________Regime____________________ Press____ Autocracy Semi-Democracy Democracy Not Free 1 5 2 Partly Free 1 26 51 Free 0 0 47 Totals 2 31 100

  10. CLASSIFYING CITIZEN RIGHTS (Freedom House scales for “Civil Liberties”) • FH scores of 1-2 = Extensive • FH scores of 3-4 = Partial • FH scores of 5-7 = Minimal

  11. 1980-1989 ________________Regime___________________ Civil Liberties___ Autocracy Semi-Democracy Democracy Minimal 15 1 0 Partial 59 30 41 Extensive 1 4 39 Totals 75 35 80

  12. 1990-2000 _________________Regime_________________ Civil Liberties___ Autocracy Semi-Democracy Democracy Minimal 3 0 0 Partial 4 53 109 Extensive 0 2 38 Totals 7 55 147

  13. Political Regimes in 1999: Countries and Population N % Regime Type___ __Countries__ __Population__ Liberal Democracy 3 <5 Illiberal Democracy 11 60 Illiberal Semi-Democracy 5 33 Autocracy 1 2

  14. Liberal and Illiberal Democracy, 1978-2004

  15. AND NOW…? • Liberal Democracy (n=7) • Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama, Uruguay • Illiberal Democracy (n=7) • Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru • Illiberal Semidemocracy (n=5) • Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela • Authoritarian (1) • Cuba

  16. Why Illiberal Democracy? • In case of center and center-right democracies, the illiberal regimes: • Protect elite interests • Control the popular masses • Under the rubric of free and fair elections • Thus gaining international approval. • In case of progressive “new left” regimes, the opposition: • Has the money • Has control of the press • Does not play by democratic rules

  17. SO WHAT? CYCLES OF MASS POLITICS • Unfettered and “dangerous” democracy (e.g., reformists + Allende) [1950s-] • Military coups and authoritarian regimes [1960s-] • Democracy contained [1980s-]: • Neoliberal economics, Washington consensus • Institutional constraints (e.g. MRO) • Illiberal democracy • Rise of the “new Left” [1990s-]

  18. The End

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