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03291aam a2200541 i 4500 001 CC48100A9BE011EE97202A6F2DECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231216010024 008 220708t20222022enka b 001 0 eng c 010 $a 2022025807 020 $a 1009164074 020 $a 9781009164078 020 $a 1009164066 020 $a 9781009164061 035 $a (OCoLC)1302581365 040 $a LBSOR/DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d UKMGB $d UUM $d CDX $d YDX $d TEU $d MNN $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a s-ck--- $a s-ck--- 050 00 $a JC423 $b .G187 2022 082 00 $a 321.8 $2 23/eng/20220729 084 $a POL000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Gamboa, Laura, $d 1983- $e author. 245 10 $a Resisting backsliding : $b opposition strategies against the erosion of democracy / $c Laura Gamboa. 264 1 $a Cambridge, United Kingdom ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2022. 300 $a xv, 306 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-299) and index. 505 0 $a Opposition strategies against the erosion of democracy -- Electing leaders with hegemonic aspirations -- 'ChaÌvez Vete Ya': the erosion of democracy in Venezuela -- Preventing the erosion of democracy in Colombia -- Opposition strategies elsewhere. 520 $a "In the past two decades, democratically elected executives across the world have used their popularity to push for legislation that, over time, destroys systems of checks and balances, hinders free and fair elections, and undermines political rights and civil liberties. Using and abusing institutions and institutional reform, some executives have transformed their countries' democracies into competitive authoritarian regimes. Others, however, have failed to erode democracy. What explains these different outcomes? Resisting Backsliding answers this question. With a focus on the cases of Hugo ChaÌvez in Venezuela and Alvaro Uribe in Colombia, the book shows that the strategies and goals of the opposition are key to understanding why some executives successfully erode democracy and others do not. By highlighting the role of the opposition, this book emphasizes the importance of agency for understanding democratic backsliding and shows that even weak oppositions can defeat strong potential autocrats"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Democracy $v Case studies. 650 0 $a Democracy $z Venezuela. 650 0 $a Democracy $z Colombia. 651 0 $a Venezuela $x Politics and government. 651 0 $a Colombia $x Politics and government. 651 6 $a Venezuela $x Politique et gouvernement. 651 6 $a Colombie $x Politique et gouvernement. 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Democracy $2 fast 650 7 $a Politics and government $2 fast 651 7 $a Colombia $2 fast 651 7 $a Venezuela $2 fast 655 7 $a Case studies $2 fast 655 7 $a Case studies. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a EÌtudes de cas. $2 rvmgf 776 08 $i Online version: $a Gamboa, Laura, 1983- $t Resisting backsliding $d Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022 $z 9781009164085 $w (DLC) 2022025808 941 $a 1 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20231216010542.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CC48100A9BE011EE97202A6F2DECA4DB 994 $a Z0 $b NIUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search