The Legacy of Dictatorship for Democratic Parties in Latin America

When dictators seize power, they face a choice about how to deal with the pre-existing political parties. Some simply repress all parties, some ally themselves with one of the traditional parties and use it to help organize their rule, and others repress pre-existing parties but create a new party t...

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Main Authors: Erica Frantz, Barbara Geddes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Politics in Latin America
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Online Access:http://journals.sub.uni-hamburg.de/giga/jpla/article/view/938