Democracy in Latin America, as in the rest of the world, is facing major challenges in political governance, electoral integrity, institutional strength, economic growth, and social cohesion.
While it is true that these challenges manifest with varying intensity and emphasis in each country of the region, there are common elements and similarities that highlight the importance of addressing specific cases from a global, comparative perspective. We have moved from a celebration of democracy at the beginning of the twenty-first century—a time when all Latin American countries were living within a framework of constitutional democracy—to concern about practically every country in the region.
In this context and as a lead up to the third annual conference on the state of democracy in the Americas, jointly organized by the Georgetown Americas Institute and FORMA, a virtual series of discussions titled “Democracy in Latin America” will be held from May to September 2026, coordinated by Professor Lorenzo Córdova Vianello, a resident fellow at the GAI. In each of the biweekly sessions, Professor Córdova will speak with experts from a dozen Latin American countries to analyze the state of democracy and the specific challenges each faces.
The State of Democracy in Peru (Fernando Tuesta)
The State of Democracy in Colombia (Catalina Botero)
The State of Democracy in Mexico (José Woldenberg)
The State of Democracy in Brazil (Luis Roberto Barroso)
The State of Democracy in Ecuador (Flavia Freidenberg)
The State of Democracy in Argentina (Delia Ferreira)
The State of Democracy in Bolivia (Salvador Romero)
The State of Democracy in Costa Rica (Joseph Tompson)
The State of Democracy in Venezuela (Carlos Ayala)
Democracy in Latin America, as in the rest of the world, is facing major challenges in political governance, electoral integrity, institutional strength, economic growth, and social cohesion. While it…
