Professor Joe Foweraker is in the Department of Government, University of Essex.
Todd Landman, Senior Lecturer, Department of Government, University of Essex.
Neil Harvey, Associate Professor, Department of Government, New Mexico State University

List of Figures.
List of Tables.
Introduction: Governing Latin America.
Part I: Authority And Power.
1. Authoritarianism And Democracy In Latin America.
2. Latin America And The Democratic Universe.
Part II: Accountability And Legitimacy.
3. Government And Citizens.
4. Constitutionalism And The Rule Of Law.
Part III: Representation, Political And Social Rights.
5. Political Parties.
6. Presidents, Legislatures, And Elections.
7. Political And Social Rights.
Part IV: Participation, Contestation, And Civil Rights.
8. New Political Actors.
9. Minority And Indigenous Rights.
10. Uneven Democratic Performance.
Notes.
References.
Index

"Governing Latin America offers a superb overview of contemporary politics throughout the region. It blends original research with expansive synthesis in a way that is informative, provocative, and stimulating. The treatment of social movements is especially remarkable. I would recommend this book to students, colleagues, and the general reading public."