Enforcing the rule of law :  social accountability in the new Latin American democracies / 
edited by Enrique Peruzzotti and Catalina Smulovitz. 
 - Pittsburgh, PA :  University of Pittsburgh Press,  c2006. 
 - xiv, 362 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
 - Pitt Latin American series .
 - Pitt Latin American series. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Civil society and the control of political power -- Social accountability: an introduction / Enrique Peruzzotti and Catalina Smulovitz -- The effectiveness of law: civil society and the public prosecution in Brazil / Rosangela Batista Calvancanti -- Judicialization of protest in Argentina: the case of Corralito / Catalina Smulovitz -- Multiple activation as a strategy of citizen accountability and the role of the investigating legislative commissions / Ana Tereza Lemos-Nelson and Jorge Zaverucha -- Critical junctures of social accountability: lessons from Latin America / Nuria Cunill Grau -- Violent police, passive citizens: the failure of social accountability in Chile / Claudio A. Fuentes -- Social accountability in Mexico: the civic alliance experience / Alberto J. Olvera Rivera -- Mobilization and accountability: a study of social control in the "Cabezas" case in Argentina / Jacqueline Behrend -- Watchdog journalism and social accountability -- Media scandals and social accountability: assessing the role of the senate scandal in Argentina / Enrique Peruzzotti -- Reading scandals: scandals, media, and citizenship in contemporary Argentina / Silvio R. Waisbord -- Some theoretical issues -- Accountability and civil society / Andrew Arato -- Social accountability in Latin America and beyond / Adam Przeworski -- Notes on various accountabilities and their interrelations / Guillermo O'Donnell -- Concluding remarks / Enrique Peruzzotti and Catalina Smulovitz. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0822958961 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780822958963 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005028747 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Public administration--Latin America.<br/>Rule of law--Latin America.<br/>Government liability--Latin America.<br/>Democratization--Latin America.<br/>Civil society--Latin America.<br/>Political culture--Latin America.<br/>Rechtsstaat.<br/>Burgermaatschappij.<br/>Democratisering.<br/>Politieke cultuur.<br/>Administration publique--Amâerique latine.<br/>Ráegle de droit--Amerique latine.<br/>Etat--Responsabilitâe--Amâerique latine.<br/>Democratisation--Amerique latine.<br/>Societe civile--Amerique latine.<br/>Culture politique--Amâerique latine.<br/>Rechtsstaatsprinzip.<br/>Socite civile--Amerique latine.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Latin America--Politics and government--1980-<br/>Amerique latine--Politique et gouvernement--1980-<br/>Lateinamerika.<br/>Amerique latine--Politique et gouvernement--1980-2000.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JL960  / E56 2006 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.6098