If you teach Latin American politics, this site is phenomenal.
If you do not teach Latin American politics, this site is phenomenal.
sites.usc.edu/latinamerica/
Sebastian Mazzuca
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Sebastian Mazzuca
@SLMazzuca
Political Science, Political Economy, Latin American History ... and high- and low-quality gossip about Argentine politics.
- Good one-sentence summaries of big books "Middle class, then democracy" "No bourgeoisie, no democracy" "No revolutionary threat, no democracy" "States made war, war made states" "No population density, no state capacity" "The later the industrialization, the stronger the state"
- Durísima derrota del terraplanismo político a manos del terraplanismo económico
- Best 20th century book in Political Sociology? Let's exclude Max Weber for the competition to be fair. Some great candidates. Errors and omissions? I had a hard time choosing a single work by Bourdieu, Offe, and Giddens.
- Libros de súper académicos para el público general--mis favoritos:
- Books that persuaded me that State Formation is one of the most important topics in Political Science---and in the process blew my mind. Only three are about Europe, and only two are by political scientists
- Books by superstars in academia that were written for the general public. My favorites:
- 1-sentence summaries of big books "Middle class, then democracy" "No bourgeoisie, no democracy" "No revolutionary threat, no democracy" "States made war, war made states" "No population density, no state capacity" "The later the industrialization, the stronger the state"
- Political Regimes: Origins of Modern Democracies and Dictatorships Macroscopic Approaches: Marxists (1st row) versus Weberians (2nd row) One of the best debates between and within theoretical schools in the Social Sciences 1/2
- 6 explanations of L America's econ backwardness in up to 6 words 1) Dependency 2) Corporatist culture 3) Weak linkages b/w sectors 4) Colonial institutions shaped by natural endowments 5) Colonial institutions designed by imperial powers 6) Dysfunctional political geographies
- Big Political Economy + Strong Micro-foundations. 1/2 Pioneer texts (apologies for omissions). Will explain why in 2/2.
- Sociology for economists and political scientists. These books provide a great sense of what Big Social Theory is. Some contain phenomenal reviews of the founding fathers--Durkheim, de Tocqueville, Marx, Weber.
- Descomunal este sitio. Y si te dedicás a la política y el desarrollo de América Latina, te mejora la vida profesional un 67%. sites.usc.edu/latinamerica/
- Macri es el primer político desde Alfonsín que muestra olfato del humor social argentino una o dos movidas antes que el peronismo.