This book examines how polarization threatens democracy and the sources of political and institutional resilience that can help sustain it.

This volume brings together studies of the small number of previously established states that have retained and/or restored democracy despite - in many cases -

The puzzling resilience of neoliberalism -- Explaining the resilience of neoliberalism -- Neoliberal policies and supporting actors -- Neoliberal resilience and

Illiberalism and authoritarianism have become major threats to democracy across the world. In response to this development, research on the causes and processes

What becomes clear throughout is that there is a paradox at the heart of Latin America's democracies. Despite decades of struggle to replace authoritarian dicta