Archive for August, 2005
Moron, Eduardo and Cynthia Sanborn. 2005. The Pitfalls of Policymaking in Peru: Actors, Institutions and Rules of the Game Working paper, Universidad del Pacifico
Discussion of policy making in Peru, highlighting the lack of effective checks and balances among branches of government.
Tanaka, Martin. 2005. Los Estudios Politicos en Peru: Ausencias, Desconexion de la Realidad y la Necesidad de la Ciencia Politica Como Disciplina Revista de Ciencia Politica, Vol. 25, no. 1 pp. 222-231.
A critical analysis of the state of political science in Peru.
Etiquette
Contributors and commentators are encouraged to use common sense and courtesy. The blog is non-partisan and academic.
FUJIMORI DREAMS — The Economist
Readers might find this article of interest. It appeared on July 28 (Peru’s independence day), but since then a number of developments have occurred.
Research Ethics
The “Peru Election 2006” weblog is a spin off of a larger project on the state of democracy in the Andean region, funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The purpose of the blog is to make research findings publicly available to scholars and the general public in a timely and accessible format. Students of Latin American politics, other researchers, and journalists are welcome to use the content, provided proper acknowledgement is given. For advice on how to cite material in a website, please see: Charles Lipston, Doing Honest Work in College (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2004).
Most of the entries to this website will be based on observations made while living and conducting research in Peru during January-May 2006. Some entries will involve analysis and commentary based on local news sources (primarily the print and electronic media) and primary observation (such as public campaign events, lectures, meetings). Other entries will summarize the content of seminars and workshops held with local academics during the course of the election. Still other entries will provide brief excerpts from interviews conducted as part of ongoing research. Interviews are conducted to provide background facts and opinions that assist in the description and explanation of the electoral process. They may include academics, political leaders, union and business leaders, members of non-governmental organization, and church leaders. Confidentiality is strictly respected to ensure the research can have no negative impact on interviewees.
As a rule, anonymity is guaranteed to all interviewees. Nobody will be quoted on this website unless they have either made their remarks in the context of a public event or have signed a letter of consent agreeing to allow their words to be reproduced in this weblog.