Welcome

This is our classblog. I'll post here frequently about the readings & discussions, or other things pertaining to our semester's focus on democratization in Latin America. You're also encouraged to post here as well, and to comment on each others' posts. in short, this is a place to expand/continue our in-class discussions.

We will focuses on issues of democratization, a focus of much of the recent literature. I've placed four books on two-hour course reserve that should be useful for you in writing your papers:

Building Democracy in Latin America, J. Peeler
Democracy in Developing Countries: Latin America, L. Diamond (et al)
Democracy in Latin America, G. Lievesley
Democracy in Latin America, G. Philip

I'm also compiling a short list of excellent online resources (specifically, blogs) on current Latin American news pertaining to democratization & related issues. I'll post them on a sidebar in a few days. One of my favorites is Beautiful Horizons, which mostly covers civil rights issues.