TY - BOOK ID - 14467719 TI - Democrats and autocrats : pathways of subnational undemocratic regime continuity within democratic countries PY - 2015 SN - 9780198706861 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - DEMOCRACY--LATIN AMERICA KW - LATIN AMERICA--POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT KW - Political systems KW - Latin America UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:14467719 AB - Despite the fact that countries transitioned to democracy, many citizens residing in peripheral regions continue to live under undemocratic rule. This book studies the existence of subnational undemocratic regimes (SURs) alongside national democratic regimes in Latin America. The book fundamentally challenges the assumption that there is one single pathway to subnational undemocratic regime (SUR) continuity within countries. It shows instead the existence of multiple, within-country, pathways that lead to SUR continuity. The study is premised on the notion that SURs within countries not only differ among each other but that they maintain different relations with the federal government, which is why they are reproduced differently. Using a multi-method approach, the book shows that, within-country, alternative trajectories of SUR continuity in Argentina and Mexico result first and foremost from the capacity (or lack thereof) of national incumbents to wield power over SURs and subnational autocrats. ER -