Enforcing the rule of law : social accountability in the new Latin American democracies /

Enforcing the rule of law : social accountability in the new Latin American democracies / edited by Enrique Peruzzotti and Catalina Smulovitz. - Pittsburgh, PA : University of Pittsburgh Press, c2006. - xiv, 362 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Pitt Latin American series . - Pitt Latin American series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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Public administration--Latin America.
Rule of law--Latin America.
Government liability--Latin America.
Democratization--Latin America.
Civil society--Latin America.
Political culture--Latin America.
Rechtsstaat.
Burgermaatschappij.
Democratisering.
Politieke cultuur.
Administration publique--Amâerique latine.
Ráegle de droit--Amerique latine.
Etat--Responsabilitâe--Amâerique latine.
Democratisation--Amerique latine.
Societe civile--Amerique latine.
Culture politique--Amâerique latine.
Rechtsstaatsprinzip.
Socite civile--Amerique latine.


Latin America--Politics and government--1980-
Amerique latine--Politique et gouvernement--1980-
Lateinamerika.
Amerique latine--Politique et gouvernement--1980-2000.

JL960 / E56 2006

320.6098