DESIGNING DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AMERICA

Authors

  • Erinaldo Ferreira Carmo Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
  • Soênia Maria Pacheco Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v8i2.6795

Keywords:

South America, Democracy, Mercosul

Abstract

Since the 1980s, when South America pulled away the shadow of authoritarianism and again to breathe the air of freedom, the democratization process has been strengthened in the region, within a very dynamic and not uniform among the states. In this chapter we describe the construction of regional democracy and the changes occurring every decade, including the prospects for this ongoing, with reference to the historical and political process of each South American State, including the ostensible expansion of citizenship rights and political involvement of citizen, but 186. GeoTextos, vol. 8, n. 2, dez. 2012. E. Carmo, S. Pacheco. 185-210 without ceasing to understand the fragility of political institutions, the drama of corruption, the obstacles posed by drug trafficking and the guerrilla groups, the constraints to economic growth and rising, but still incipient, organization of the Southern Common Market – Mercosul.

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Author Biographies

Erinaldo Ferreira Carmo, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Doutor em Ciência Política pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Professor de Sociologia e Política do Colégio de Aplicação do Centro de Educação da UFPE

Soênia Maria Pacheco, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco

Graduada em Ciências Geográficas, com Licenciatura Plena, pela UFPE. Especialista em Ensino de Geografia pela UFPE. Professora de Geografia do Colégio de Aplicação da UFPE

Published

2012-12-21

How to Cite

Ferreira Carmo, E., & Pacheco, S. M. (2012). DESIGNING DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH AMERICA. GeoTextos, 8(2). https://doi.org/10.9771/1984-5537geo.v8i2.6795

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Ensaios