Political Culture in Panama Democracy after Invasion [Paperback]

The most comprehensive and empirically grounded analysis of the institutional and attitudinal factors that have shaped Panamanian politics since the 1989 U.S. invasion. Panama offers a unique opportunity to understand the long-term effects of United States policy and the challenges of building democracy after a military invasion.PART I: POLITICS AND SOCIETY IN PRE-INVASION PANAMA, 1903-1989 Elites and the United States During the Early Period of Nation Building, 1903-1968 The National Guard, Elites and the United States, 1968-1981 Economic Crisis, Political Opposition, and the U. S. Military Invasion, 1981-1989 PART 2: POST-INVASION PANAMA: INSTITUTIONAL RECONVERSION AND DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL CULTURE, 1989-2009 Institutional Reconversion in Post-Invasion Panama Elections and Political Participation in Post-Invasion Panama Tolerance and Political System Support in Post-Invasion Panama Government Performance and Democratic Stability in Post-Invasion Panama Lessons from Panama: Can Democracy Endure in the Aftermath of a U.S. Military Intervention?

Orlando P?rez is the leading expert on politics in Panama. His new book, based on an extraordinary collection of personal interviews, documents and public opinion data, is the definitive study of post-invasion period, and will become the source of reference for all serious scholars of Central America and small states more generally. Ideal for classroom adoption. - Mitchell A. Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science, and Director of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP)

Orlando Perez has produced an indispensable guide through the labyrinth of Panamanian politics and has raised provocative questions regarding the U.S. role in its difficult transition to a more democratic culture which have implications for current policy. - Dr. Richard L. Millett, Professor Emeritus at Southern Illinois University and Senior Advisor for Latin America to the PRS Group

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