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Title Enforcing the rule of law : social accountability in the new Latin American democracies / edited by Enrique Peruzzotti and Catalina Smulovitz
Published Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2006
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 362 pages) : illustrations
Series Pitt Latin American series
Pitt Latin American series.
Contents Civil society and the control of political power -- Social accountability: an introduction / Enrique Peruzzotti and Catalina Smulovitz -- The effectiveness of law: civil society and the public prosecution in Brazil / Rosangela Batista Calvancanti -- Judicialization of protest in Argentina: the case of Corralito / Catalina Smulovitz -- Multiple activation as a strategy of citizen accountability and the role of the investigating legislative commissions / Ana Tereza Lemos-Nelson and Jorge Zaverucha -- Critical junctures of social accountability: lessons from Latin America / Nuria Cunill Grau -- Violent police, passive citizens: the failure of social accountability in Chile / Claudio A. Fuentes -- Social accountability in Mexico: the civic alliance experience / Alberto J. Olvera Rivera -- Mobilization and accountability: a study of social control in the "Cabezas" case in Argentina / Jacqueline Behrend -- Watchdog journalism and social accountability -- Media scandals and social accountability: assessing the role of the senate scandal in Argentina / Enrique Peruzzotti -- Reading scandals: scandals, media, and citizenship in contemporary Argentina / Silvio R. Waisbord -- Some theoretical issues -- Accountability and civil society / Andrew Arato -- Social accountability in Latin America and beyond / Adam Przeworski -- Notes on various accountabilities and their interrelations / Guillermo O'Donnell -- Concluding remarks / Enrique Peruzzotti and Catalina Smulovitz
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Public administration -- Latin America
Rule of law -- Latin America
Government liability -- Latin America
Democratization -- Latin America
Civil society -- Latin America
Political culture -- Latin America
Administrative agencies -- Latin America
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Law Enforcement.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
Administrative agencies
Civil society
Democratization
Government liability
Political culture
Politics and government
Public administration
Rule of law
Rechtsstaatsprinzip
Rechtsstaat.
Burgermaatschappij.
Democratisering.
Politieke cultuur.
86.50 constitutional law: general.
Société civile -- Amérique latine.
SUBJECT Latin America -- Politics and government -- 1980- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh87000854
Subject Latin America
Lateinamerika
Amérique latine -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1980-2000.
Form Electronic book
Author Peruzzotti, Enrique
Smulovitz, Catalina
LC no. 2005028747
ISBN 9780822972884
0822972883