Democracy in Latin America

This publication examines the process of democratic transition in post-authoritarian and post-civil war countries of Latin America. Issues discussed include: a broad definition of democracy based upon the existence of a 'political society'; the need to deal with past abuses of human rights by balancing justice and reconciliation; integrating societies into global market economics; the role of civil society; the problems of achieving a sense of citizenship in many communities; and issues of ethnicity.

Manuel Antonio Garreton M. is Professor of Sociology at the University of Chile Edward Newman is an Academic Programme Associate of the Peace and Governance Programme at the United Nations University