(Hardback)

Critical juncture theory seeks to understand how social orders are created, become entrenched, and change. In this book, leading practitioners offer the first coordinated effort to define this field, assess its theoretical and methodological foundations, and use a critical assessment of current practices as a basis for guiding its future.

(Paperback)

Offers an overview of the issues of social science analysis raised by the emergence of authoritarianism in Latin America. This book addresses the problem of explaining the rise of bureaucratic authoritarianism. It also includes a glossary and a bibliography.