Voting amid violence
Subtitle: electoral democracy in Colombia
By: Steven L. Taylor.
Series: Northeastern series on democratization and political development
Publisher: University Press of New England
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Hanover
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781555536985
Subjects: Elections -- Colombia; Voting -- Colombia; Political violence -- Colombia; Political parties -- Colombia; Colombia -- Politics and government -- 1974-
Description: "Despite endemic political violence, Colombia has one of the oldest electoral democracies in the Western Hemisphere. In this long-awaited, indispensable study, author Steven L. Taylor argues that an understanding of Colombia's political development requires understanding the evolution of its political parties and its electoral rules." "This book deals both with the specifics of Colombia and with questions concerning how electoral reform and institutional change interact with the behavior of political actors. Taylor's argument holds clear and broader implications for the study of civil democracy in an atmosphere of political violence around the world today, and they have never been more relevant."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An introduction to Colombia; title: Colombian democracy; title: Cartas de batalla; title: Rethinking the traditional parties; title: Parties : reform and adaptation; title: Parties, rules, and strategic choices; title: The pernicious nature of Colombian political violence; title: The state of Colombia (evaluations and conclusions).