State-Society Relations in Guatemala: Theory and Practice - Hardcover

by Omar Sanchez-Sibony (Editor), Jorge Vargas Cullell (Contribution by), Esteban Dur?n Monge (Contribution by)

By embedding Guatemala in recent conceptual and theoretical work in comparative politics and political economy, this volume advances knowledge about country's politics, economy, and state-society interactions. The contributors examine the stubborn realities and challenges afflicting Guatemala during the post-Peace-Accords-era across the following subjects: the state, subnational governance, state-building, peacebuilding, economic structure and dynamics, social movements, civil-military relations, military coup dynamics, varieties of capitalism, corruption, and the level of democracy. The book deliberately avoids the perils of parochialism by placing the country within larger scholarly debates and paradigms.

Author Biography

Omar Sanchez-Sibony is professor of political science at Texas State University.