Latin American political economy has been shaped by cycles
of populism, militarism and democracy, leading up to the present. Though traditional military rule has not been
seen since the late 1980s, in some countries the armed forces continue to play
an important political role. Today, we
see the tension between democracy and populism where the failures of democratic
governance and representation have led to the emergence of populist governments
(left or right) which are responding and taking advantage of the growing
public/societal dissatisfaction with corrupt and incompetent democratic
regimes. Public attitudes in support of
democracy has reached its lowest levels since the period of democratic
transition in the 1980/90s.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
(1) Why has democratic rule remain fragile and precarious in
Latin America? What are the conditions
that lead to non-democratic governance, such as populism and militarism?
(2) What are the
unique conditions or common themes in Argentina, Brazil and Chile that
contributed to the back and forth between populism, military and democracy
since 1930?
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