Alina Ripplinger / Mariela Morales Antoniazzi / Armin von Bogdandy

América Central: El derecho ante democracias desafiadas

Edited Volume | 2024


  • Abstract

    In the last two decades, the phenomenon of autocratization, understood as a gradual weakening of democratic principles, has become visible in several countries and regions of the world. While dynmics are manifold and highly contextual, the disproportionate extension of political power of democratically elected officials, State entities or political elites, a subversion of democratic institutions and of the system of checks and balances, can be seen as a common denominator of the autocratization processes. In this framework, the present book aims to study a region that still seems to be insufficiently analyzed in the global discourse: Central America.

    Case studies and comparative studies on El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, explore the scope, paths and mechanisms of autocratization, while also examining resistance and opposition with a regional and international perspective. The chapters hence make contributions with regards to 1. Institutions, power structures and mechanisms of autocratization; 2. Actors and mechanisms of resistance; and 3. International law, taking into account the law in force and the standards applicable to situations of autocratization.

    Edition

    1

    Number of Pages

    347

    ISBN

    978-607-8908-09-7

    978-607-8908-10-3

    Location

    Querétaro, México





    Conference | 14/02/2024 - 16/02/2024

    Violent Legacies, Social Movements, Uncertain Futures

    Violent Legacies, Social Movements, Uncertain Futures, Universidad de Costa Rica, San José Désirée Reder (Organiser), Prof. Dr. Sabine Kurtenbach (Organiser), Alina Ripplinger (Panelist)

    In Central America, democracy and peacebuilding processes are currently threatened. Researchers and civil society representatives discussed potential pathways out of the crisis in a three-day workshop at the University of Costa Rica in San José, organised by GIGA.

    GIGA researcher Alina Ripplinger Received the Best Conference Paper Award for Early-Career Researcher at the ECPR 2024

    Award | European Consortium for Political Research | 10/2024

    GIGA researcher Alina Ripplinger Received the Best Conference Paper Award for Early-Career Researcher at the ECPR 2024

    Alina Ripplinger has been awarded the Best Conference Paper Award for an Early-Career Researcher. Her paper, entitled “Politics of Legal Resistance: The strategic use of law to counter autocratization,” presented at the ECPR General Conference, received this honor by the SG Law & Courts.

    From Legal Mobilization to Accountability? Strategies to Halt Autocratic Consolidation in Nicaragua

    Conference | 28/09/2023 - 29/09/2023

    From Legal Mobilization to Accountability? Strategies to Halt Autocratic Consolidation in Nicaragua

    Resisting the Autocratic Turn: Can (and should) Autocratization Be Prevented, Stopped, and Resisted?, ULB, Brussels Organisers: Berlin Social Science Center, SCRIPTS Cluster of Excellence "Contestations of the Liberal Script" Alina Ripplinger (Speaker)

    Paper presentation in the scope of the international conference: "Resisting the autocratic turn: Can (and should) autocratization be prevented, stopped, and resisted?", convened by Luca Tomini (ULB) and Johannes Gerschewski (WZB).

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