The Politics of Transnational Actors in Latin America by Frederick M Shepherd

The Politics of Transnational Actors in Latin America by Frederick M Shepherd

The Politics of Transnational Actors in Latin America: Power from Afar explores the important issues of transnational actors and their influence on institutions and people in Latin America, raising profound questions of accountability, social justice, and sovereignty.

Frederick MShepherd has driven the literature forward in Latin American Politics by filling a gap on the influence of transnational actors. Shepherd’s three levels of analysis (societal, national and transnational) provides a nuanced 20,000-foot view of the region and the influence, or lack thereof, of transnational actors. . . His coverage is comprehensive yet succinct, stretching from early drug prohibitionist history, to the modern drug war in Latin America and current administrations. . . [The book] introduces an important analytical variable of state infrastructural capacity, which when low, weakens Latin American governments’ ability to address societal needs broadly.

Nathan P. Jones, Associate Professor of Security Studies, Sam Houston State University, USA

Fred Shepherd’s book provides both a detailed analysis of how globalization plays out through four critical non-national institutions. It explores the links between the global discourse of these organizations and their actions on the ground while detailing how these powerful forces further constrain the capacity of the Latin American state. The book will of course be of interest to Latin Americanists, but it should draw a broader audience of those interested in how globalization plays out in the Global South, for good and for ill.

Miguel Angel Centeno, Musgrave Professor of Sociology, Princeton University, USA

Frederick M. Shepherd is Professor of Political Science at Samford University, USA. He is the editor of Christianity and Human Rights: Christians and the Struggle for Global Justice and the author of numerous publications on Latin American politics, religion, human rights, and genocide.

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ISBN 13	9781138096332
ISBN 10	1138096334
Title	The Politics of Transnational Actors in Latin America
Author	Frederick M Shepherd
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	2021-03-18
Number of pages	186
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