Citizenship in Latin America / / ed. by Meg Ruthenberg, Joseph S. Tulchin.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• MitwirkendeR: Armony, Ariel C.,; Bitencourt, Luis,; Boyte, Harry C.,; Camp, Roderic Ai,; Carens, Joseph H.,; Hagopian, Frances,; Holston, James,; March, Carlos,; Montúfar, César,; Oxhorn, Philip,; Ruthenburg, Meg,; Ruíz, Carmen Beatriz,; Sabatini, Christopher,; Tulchin, Joseph S.,; Yanner, Keith,; Yashar, Deborah J.,
• HerausgeberIn: Ruthenberg, Meg,; Tulchin, Joseph S.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2007
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Woodrow Wilson Center Current Studies on Latin America
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (329 p.)

Is democracy in Latin America in trouble, as many now argue? Or is the increasingly overt political participation of both "average" and marginalized citizens evidence to the contrary? This important collection focuses on citizenship to shed light on the dynamics and obstacles that the region's democracies now face. The authors place citizenship in the context of democratic theory and explore varying conceptions of the term. They also consider a range of challenges to meaningful citizenship. In the final section of the book, practitioners reflect on their experiences in advocating for a more active citizenry, and on ways to promote citizenship in Latin America.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Toward an Analysis of Citizenship in Latin America -- 2 Latin American Citizenship and Democratic Theory -- Part 1 Conceptions of Citizenship -- 3 Citizenship Regimes, the State, and Ethnic Cleavages -- 4 Citizenship in Disjunctive Democracies -- 5 Fields of Citizenship -- 6 Democracy and Citizenship in Latin America -- Part 2 Challenges for Citizenship -- 7 Neopluralism and Citizenship in Latin America -- 8 Democracy Across Cultures: Does Gender Make a Difference? -- 9 Crime and Violence: Challenges to Democracy in Brazil -- 10 Democracy Assistance in Creating Citizenship -- Part 3 Promoting Active Citizenship -- 11 Between Paradoxes and Challenges: Promoting Citizenship in Bolivia -- 12 Participation and Democracy: The Case of Argentina -- 13 Representation and Active Citizenship in Ecuador -- Part 4 Conclusion -- 14 Citizenship as Public Work -- 15 Citizens: Made, Not Born -- Bibliography -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book