Political Culture in Panama Democracy after

Twenty years have passed since the 1989 U.S. invasion that toppled Panama's military regime and initiated a period of democratization. This book represents the most comprehensive and empirically grounded analysis of the institutional and attitudinal factors that have shaped Panamanian politics since the invasion. Using quantitative and qualitative methods the book traces the development of the Panamanian nation-state from its early days after independence from Colombia, to the struggles to build democracy after the U.S. invasion, through the presidential elections of May 2009. The study makes use of extensive interviews with political and economic elites, as well as the most comprehensive series of public opinion surveys ever conducted in Panama. As such, they provide a wealth of data on democratic values and allow placing Panama in a comparative perspective.

Orlando J. Pérez is Professor of Political Science at Central Michigan University.

Part I: Politics and Society in Pre-Invasion Panama, 1903-1989 * Elites and the United States During the Early Period of Nation Building, 1903-1968 * The National Guard, Elites and the United States, 1968-1981 * Economic Crisis, Political Opposition, and the U. S. Military Invasion, 1981-1989 * Part 2: Post-Invasion Panama: Institutional Reconversion and Democratic Political Culture, 1989-2009 * Institutional Reconversion in Post-Invasion Panama * Elections and Political Participation in Post-Invasion Panama * Tolerance and Political System Support in Post-Invasion Panama * Government Performance and Democratic Stability in Post-Invasion Panama * Lessons from Panama: Can Democracy Endure in the Aftermath of a U.S. Military Intervention?

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Political Culture in Panama Democracy after Invasion

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