Research & Publications

Latin America

"Introduction: Research Agendas and Strategies in the Study of Latin American Politics," pp. 1-21, in Gerardo L. Munck (ed.), Regimes and Democracy in Latin America. Theories and Methods (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007). [View abridged article in Spanish in PDF]

“Democracy and Institutions in Latin America: Reforms Without Illusions,” in Presidencialismo y Parlamentarismo en America Latina (Washington, DC: Department of Democratic and Political Affairs of the Organization of American States [OAS] and the Latin American Center of Georgetown University, 2006).

“Democratic Politics in Latin America: New Debates and Research Frontiers,” Annual Review of Political Science Vol. 7 (Palo Alto, Cal.: Annual Reviews, 2004): 437-62. [View article in PDF]

“Gobernabilidad democrática a comienzos del siglo XXI: Una perspectiva latinoamericana,” Revista Mexicana de Sociología (Mexico) Vol. 65, Nº 3 (July-September 2003): 565-88. [View

article in PDF]

“La transición a la política de masas en América Latina,” Araucaria. Revista Iberoamericana de Filosofía, Polîtica y Humanidades (Seville, Spain) Vol. 3, Nº 7 (2002): 95-132.

(Munck and Dexter Boniface) “Political Processes and Identity Formation in El Salvador: From Armed Left to Democratic Left,” pp. 38-53, in Ronaldo Munck and Purnaka L. de Silva (eds.), Postmodern Insurgencies: Political Violence, Identity Formation and Peacemaking in Comparative Perspective (London: Macmillan, and New York: St. Martin’s Press, 2000).

(Munck and Jeffrey A. Bosworth) “Patterns of Representation and Competition. Parties and Democracy in Post-Pinochet Chile,” Party Politics Vol. 4, Nº 4 (October 1998): 471-93. [View article in PDF]

(Munck and Vicente Palermo) “Social Actors, Representation, and the State: Democracy in Latin America,” Sociologie et Sociétés (Montreal) Vol. 30, Nº 1 (Spring 1998): 147-59.

(Munck and Carol Leff) “Modes of Transition and Democratization. South America and Eastern Europe in Comparative Perspective,” Comparative Politics Vol. 29, Nº 3 (April 1997): 343-62. [View article in PDF]

(Munck and Chetan Kumar) “Civil Conflicts and the Conditions for Successful International Intervention: A Comparative Study of Cambodia and El Salvador,” Review of International Studies Vol. 21, Nº 2 (April 1995): 159-81.

“Democratic Stability and Its Limits. An Analysis of Chile’s 1993 Elections,” Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs Vol. 36, Nº 2 (Summer 1994): 1-38. [View article in PDF]

“Between Theory and History and Beyond Traditional Area Studies: A New Comparative Perspective on Latin America,” Comparative Politics Vol. 25, Nº 4 (July 1993): 475-98. [View article in PDF]

“Beyond Electoralism in El Salvador: Conflict Resolution Through Negotiated Compromise,” Third World Quarterly Vol. 14, Nº 1 (1993): 75-93.