En este libro, lectura esencial para quienes deseen comprender la naturaleza de los partidos políticos, John H. Aldrich defiende el papel clave de intermediación que éstos desempeñan en las preferencias entre los ciudadanos y los gobiernos, dentro de los actuales sistemas democráticos. A juicio de Aldrich, los partidos no están en crisis o declive, lo que ha entrado en crisis es un formato específico: el partido de masas. Igualmente, en cuanto instituciones endógenas determinadas por una interacción muy dinámica entre actores e instituciones, lo que ha caracterizado a los partidos ha sido su gran capacidad de adaptación evolutiva a contextos en acelerada mutación. Finalmente, la obra defiende que los principales mecanismos mediante los cuales los partidos se han adaptado a condiciones y desafíos cambiantes han sido muy variados: cambios organizativos, rediseños institucionales, redefinición de las políticas públicas en sus programas o flexibilidad para competir en gobiernos multinivel, entre otros retos. En definitiva, el análisis de John H. Aldrich aporta sólidas conclusiones cuya validez trasciende ampliamente el caso norteamericano.

This collection examines the continuities and changes that have set the Dominican political system apart from its Latin American counterparts over the last couple of decades. Whereas traditional political parties have lost support throughout Latin America and electoral systems have devolved into illiberal democracies, Dominican democracy remains flawed but vibrant with a popular embrace of party politics. Across eight chapters, a collection of subject experts argue that the Dominican case offers valuable lessons to understand that even though traditional political parties are endangered throughout the region, they are not going anywhere. The book analyzes topics including electoral politics, the quality of Dominican democracy, political parties, corruption, relations with Haiti and the United States, migration, the Dominican diaspora, gender and politics, social movements, and civil participation and citizenship, to reveal how the Dominican case proves that traditional political parties can adapt in order to survive, turning themselves into major sources of patronage, appealing to personalistic politics, and tinkering with the constitution in order to stay relevant. Dominican Politics in the Twenty First Century will be a vital resource for understanding contemporary Dominican politics. It will appeal to political scientists, Latin Americanists, and students of democracy, comparative politics, and electoral politics in general.

Cuban Studies 41 includes essays on: the ideology behind United States foreign policy toward Cuba; a gendered study of Cubans who migrate to other countries; fifty years of Cuban medical diplomacy; the fifty-year relationship between Havana and Moscow, national cultural policy and the visual arts in the aftermath of the “Grey Years,” and a look at the global influence of Havana cigars.

Leading Colombian academics and experienced policy practitioners cast new light on their country in this systematic overview of policy analysis for an international audience. Examining the historical development and current status of policy analysis as a field of study and in practice, it considers public policy analysis in government and the judiciary, and across domains including health, education and the military. Contributors also delve into Colombia’s notable success in economic regeneration, the management of cultural diversity and the resolution of long-term internal armed conflict. Not just an important summation of policy analysis in Colombia, this book also provides insights and lessons applicable elsewhere.

Este documento esta dedicado a todos los niños y niñas violados y utilizados para fines económicos por la miseria humana, desde sacerdotes, padres, tíos, hermanos, primos y vecinos son por lo general los individuos de tales actos, solo visto en los seres humanos. Mi compromiso con la humanidad, es procurar el éxito a mediano plazo para alcanzar "el cero miseria", al menos en Venezuela, contagiando Latinoamérica, África y Asia donde las estadísticas producen mayor dolor.