{"product_id":"learning-democracy-citizen-engagement-and-electoral-choice-in-nicaragua-1990-2001-9780226019727","title":"Learning Democracy: Citizen Engagement and Electoral Choice in Nicaragua, 1990-2001","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Leslie E. Anderson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Process - Campaigns \u0026amp; Elections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorically, Nicaragua has been mired in poverty and political conflict, yet the country has become a model for the successful emergence of democracy in a developing nation. \u003ci\u003eLearning Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of how Nicaragua overcame an authoritarian government and American interventionism by engaging in an electoral revolution that solidified its democratic self-governance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e By analyzing nationwide surveys conducted during the 1990, 1996, and 2001 Nicaraguan presidential elections, Leslie E. Anderson and Lawrence C. Dodd provide insight into one of the most unexpected and intriguing recent advancements in third world politics. They offer a balanced account of the voting patterns and forward-thinking decisions that led Nicaraguans to first support the reformist Sandinista revolutionaries only to replace them with a conservative democratic regime a few years later. Addressing issues largely unexamined in Latin American studies, \u003ci\u003eLearning Democracy\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique and probing look at how the country's mass electorate moved beyond revolutionary struggle to establish a more stable democratic government by realizing the vital role of citizens in democratization processes.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47613555343511,"sku":"9780226019727","price":4357.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780226019727.webp?v=1775086113","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/learning-democracy-citizen-engagement-and-electoral-choice-in-nicaragua-1990-2001-9780226019727","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}