Browsing by Author "Altman Olin, David"

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    Democracia directa en el continente Americano: ¿ Autolegitimación gubernamental o censura ciudadana?
    (2005) Altman Olin, David
    En este artículo se analiza si los mecanismos de democracia directa, cuando son iniciados por el poder ejecutivo, tienden sistemáticamente a favorecer a este o si la ciudadanía aprovecha la oportunidad para emitir un voto de censura sobre los gobiernos, independientemente del tema sobre el que está votando. La respuesta es ni lo uno ni lo otro. La evidencia sugiere que cuanto más democrático es un régimen, tanto más débil es el apoyo a la postura gubernamental. Además, se evidencia que los ejecutivos obtienen mayor respaldo a sus propuestas si la inflación es mayor y si la participación electoral es menor; sin embargo, si se consideran únicamente los regímenes indiscutiblemente democráticos, la participación juega en favor del gobierno.
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    Gabinetes Ministeriales y Reformas Estructurales en América Latina, 1985-2000
    (2009) Altman Olin, David; Castiglioni, Rossana
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    Uruguay: No Country for a Military?
    (Oxford University Press, 2022) Jenne, Nicole; Altman Olin, David; Thompson, W.; Nassif, Hicham Bou; Pontifica Universidad Católica de Chile
    Scholars have paid little attention to the Uruguayan armed forces, an institution that has never been fully entrusted with the country’s external security. This is explained by Uruguay’s geographical condition as a buffer state, sandwiched between South America’s biggest countries, Brazil and Argentina. The power differential with either one of them has rendered the prospect of a viable defense futile. Accordingly, those who have studied the Uruguayan military concur that it has traditionally had difficulties finding a place and recognition within the state and society. Throughout its history, the military has been a rather weak institution mostly subordinate to democratic control.
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    Where is Knowledge Generated? On the Productivity and Impact of Political Science Departments in Latin America
    (2011) Altman Olin, David
    Clear rules that encourage meritocracy, and that include the evaluation of scholarly productivity, are slowly and unevenly taking hold in academic life in Latin America. While some countries have official rankings of political science departments, others rely only on informal assessments. In a third set of countries, we cannot even consider the competition because the market is dominated by a state monopoly. This article provides a first, systematic study of scientific productivity and concomitant impact in more than twenty departments of Political Science and International Relations in the region. I show that scholars’ productivity is intimately related to where they pursued graduate studies, what subfield of research they work on, and the explicit adoption of rules that encourage meritocracy and academic careerism.