: democratization and internal armed conflict in Latin America
/ edited by Cynthia J. Arnson.
; Stanford, Calif.
: Stanford University Press
, 2012.
xvi, 430 p.
: ill.
; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: conflict, democratization, and the state / Cynthia J. Arnson -- Democracy and governance in conflict and postwar Latin America / Dinorah Azpuru -- Democratic consolidation in postconflict states in Latin America: insights from the peace-building and fragile states literature / Stewart Patrick -- The peace process and the construction of democracy in El Salvador / Ricardo Cordova Macias and Carlos G. Ramos -- The limits of peace and democracy in Guatemala / Edelberto Torres-Rivas -- Nicaragua's pacted democracy / Shelley A. McConnell -- A historical perspective on counterinsurgency and the "war on drugs" in Colombia / Marco Palacios -- Peace in Peru, but unresolved tasks / Carlos Basombrio Iglesias -- The crisis in Chiapas: negotiations, democracy, and governability / Raul Benitez Manaut, Tania Carrasco, and Armando Rodriguez Luna -- An illusory peace: the United Nations and state building in Haiti / Johanna Mendelson Forman -- Europe's role in fostering peace in Central America and Colombia / Markus Schultze-Kraft -- Political transition, social violence, and gangs: cases in Central America and Mexico / Jose Miguel Cruz, Rafael Fernandez de Castro, and Gema Santamaria Balmaceda -- Why truth still matters: historical clarification, impunity, and justice in contemporary Guatemala / Victoria Sanford -- Conclusion / Cynthia J. Arnson.