An institutional approach to democracy and democratization in Latin America -- State and nation in colonial Latin America -- Constitutions: from states and nations to regimes, and back again -- The executive branch: Latin American style -- The legislative branch: the centerpiece of democracy under fire -- The judiciary in Latin America: separate but unequal. -- Electoral systems: the core of democratic politics -- From civil society to political parties: putting democracy into practice -- Federalism and unitarism: learning to share -- The armed forces: bridging the civil-military divide

1. Latin America -- Poltiics and government
2. Democracy -- Latin America