TY - BOOK AU - Kyle,Brett J. TI - Recycling Dictators in Latin American Elections: Legacies of Military Rule SN - 9781626376403 AV - JL968 .K954 2016 U1 - 324.98 PY - 2022///] CY - Boulder : PB - Lynne Rienner Publishers, KW - Authoritarianism KW - Latin America KW - History KW - Presidential candidates KW - Presidents KW - Election KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Caribbean & Latin American KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Tables and Figures --; Acknowledgments --; 1 “Recycled Dictators” and Elections in Latin America --; 2 Former Regime Members as Presidential Candidates --; 3 The Elements of Success --; 4 Chile: Redemocratization and the Regime Heir --; 5 Argentina: Authoritarian Collapse and the Protest Candidate --; 6 Guatemala: Persistent Competitors --; 7 El Salvador: Short-Circuiting Former Authoritarians --; 8 Regime Legacies and Recycled Dictators Worldwide --; Bibliography --; Appendix A: Final Period of Military Rule and Inauguration of Uninterrupted Civilian Rule --; Appendix B: Party Development and Nature of Military Rule --; Appendix C: Recycled Dictator Candidacies in Latin America, 1979-2011 --; Index --; About the Book; restricted access N2 - What explains the presence—and the surprising performance—of former authoritarian-regime officials in Latin American presidential elections? To answer that question, Brett J. Kyle examines the experiences of twelve countries that transitioned from military to civilian government in the Third Wave of democratization. His persuasive analysis, incorporating case studies of Chile, Argentina, Guatemala, and El Salvador, sheds new light on the consolidation of democracy in Latin America UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781626376403 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781626376403 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781626376403/original ER -