BIBFRAME Work

Title

Democratic institutions in Guatemala : theory and practice

Type

• Monograph
• Text

Contribution

• Sanchez-Sibony, Omar (editor )

Subject

• Democratization--Guatemala (LCSH)
• Institution building--Guatemala (LCSH)
• Democracy--Guatemala (LCSH)
• Guatemala--Politics and government--21st century (LCSH)

Language

• English

Illustrative Content

• illustrations

Classification

• DDC: 320.4728109/05 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: JL1496 .D465 2025 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: uba)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• bibliography
• index

Summary

"This book advances knowledge about Guatemala's democracy by embedding the country in recent conceptual and theoretical work in comparative politics and seeks to shed light upon the stubborn realities and challenges afflicting Guatemalan democracy today"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

Introduction : Guatemalan elections : ineffectual instruments of democratization / Omar Sanchez Sibony -- The perils of presidentialism : is Linz right about Guatemala? / Christopher A. Martínez -- Illicit networks in Guatemala's Congress : the criminal subversion of democracy / Harald Waxenecker -- Congruence and representation in Guatemala / Annabella España-Nájera and Mar Martinez Rosón -- The waves of judicialization of politics in Guatemala / Jonatán Lemus -- Purposeful weakness : how power flows through and around Guatemala's legal system / Rachel E. Bowen -- Citizens' political culture and democracy in Guatemala / Dinorah Azpuru -- The criminal threat to democracy in Guatemala / Regina Bateson -- Why no parties in Guatemala? : lessons from party-building theory / Omar Sanchez Sibony -- The struggles of Guatemala's political left post peace accords / Michael E. Allison -- Guatemala's political right : electoral and non-electoral strategies / Omar Sanchez Sibony.

Authorized Access Point

Democratic institutions in Guatemala : theory and practice

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11T20:11:08.786880+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 23925615

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-11
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: bibframe-2-6-0
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc