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Global Forces and Regime Change: Guatemala in the Central American Context

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

John A. Booth
John A. Booth*
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University of North Texas
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Abstract

Drawing on theories of regime change, revolution, and democratization, this paper proposes a process theory to account for the 12 major regime transformations that have occurred in Central America since 1970. Political regimes, coherent systems of rule established among a coalition of dominant political actors, change when their prevailing political rules and their ruling coalitions undergo transformation. External forces are important to this process. The focal case is Guatemala and its prospects for democratic consolidation.

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Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs , Volume 42 , Issue 4: Special Issue: Globalization and Democratization in Guatemala , Winter 2000 , pp. 59 - 87
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Copyright © University of Miami 2000

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