Author: Eduardo Posada-Carbó | Journal of Democracy

Eduardo Posada-Carbó is departmental lecturer in Latin American politics and research associate of the Latin American Centre at St. Antony’s College, Oxford. He is a regular columnist in El Tiempo, the leading Colombian newspaper.

January 2011, Volume 22, Issue 1

Latin America: Colombia After Uribe

Eduardo Posada-Carbó

Often thought of as a “nascent” democracy, Colombia actually has longstanding democratic institutions. In 2010, they were effective in determining who would succeed a highly popular, two-term president.

October 2006, Volume 17, Issue 4

A “Left Turn” in Latin America? Colombia Hews to the Path of Change

Eduardo Posada-Carbó

In reelecting President Alvaro Uribe by a landslide, Colombia's voters opted for continuity. But they chose continuity with an administration that has carried out a major series of policy innovations.

Latin America’s Struggle for Democracy

Marc F. Plattner
Larry Diamond
Diego Abente-Brun

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