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The legitimacy of democracy in Latin America
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Abstract We have analyzed the political legitimacy of democracy in Latin America with Latinobarometro’s data, which is a survey about attitudes and values that has been applied annually since 1996 in 18 countries of the region, in two axes: one methodological and the other theoretical. On the one hand, we co... view more
We have analyzed the political legitimacy of democracy in Latin America with Latinobarometro’s data, which is a survey about attitudes and values that has been applied annually since 1996 in 18 countries of the region, in two axes: one methodological and the other theoretical. On the one hand, we contribute to the empirical validation of the concept and its differents operationalizations, while aligning our results to the wider debate. And, in the theoretical field, our results allow us to broaden the debate on the relationship between legitimacy and democratic stability.... view less
Keywords
legitimacy; political culture; Latin America; democratization; democracy
Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Method
empirical
Document language
Portuguese
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 54-75
Journal
Lex Humana (2012) 2
ISSN
2175-0947
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed