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  • Cuba's Perilous Political Transition to the Post-Castro Era

  • WILLIAM M. LEOGRANDE
  • Journal:
    Journal of Latin American Studies / Volume 47 / Issue 2 / May 2015
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 April 2015, pp. 377-405
    Print publication:
    May 2015

  • In the years since Raúl Castro took office as president following Fidel Castro's illness and retirement, Cuba has embarked on four major transitions almost simultaneously: a restructuring of elite decision-making; a transformation of Cuba's centrally-planned economy into a market socialist economy; a relaxation of tight social control, providing greater social autonomy for civil society and even a degree of political decompression; and, a transition from the founding generation of the political elite (los históricos) to a successor generation, when neither Castro will hold power. Each of these processes by itself entails political risk; unfolding together, they constitute the greatest political challenge the Cuban regime has faced since the collapse of the Soviet Union.

  • Police Misconduct and Political Legitimacy in Central America

  • JOSÉ MIGUEL CRUZ
  • Journal:
    Journal of Latin American Studies / Volume 47 / Issue 2 / May 2015
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    02 April 2015, pp. 251-283
    Print publication:
    May 2015

  • What is the political impact of police corruption and abuse? From the literature, we know that police misconduct destroys people's confidence in police forces and hampers public collaboration with the criminal-justice system; but, what about the political regime, especially in countries striving for democratic governance? Does police wrongdoing affect the legitimacy of the overall regime? Focusing on Central America, this article provides empirical evidence showing that corruption and abuse perpetrated by police officers erode public support for the political order. Results indicate that, under some circumstances, police transgressions can have a greater impact on the legitimacy of the political system than crime or insecurity. They also show that police misconduct not only affects democratising regimes, such as El Salvador and Guatemala, but also consolidated democracies, such as Costa Rica.

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