New Books in Latin American Studies
Hosted by Miranda Melcher and Yadong Li · Marshall Poe
4.8from 53 ratings
- 959
- Episodes
- 41
- Transcribed
- 53
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
About New Books in Latin American Studies
This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: newbooksnetwork.com Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/latin-american-studies
- Publisher
- Marshall Poe
- Category
- history · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 1 Aug 2008
- Latest episode
- 12 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
41 of 959 episodes have a transcript.
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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The Democracy Exchange: Asia Asks, Latin America Responds
Published 12 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And then finally, a threat that all countries share. I would say it's sort of from the citizen level and sort of a growing apathy towards democracy, not necessarily anti-democratic, but also not committed to democracy as the best form of government, at least vis-a-vis other forms of government. Right. And sort of open to new alternatives, open to considering democracy. potentially considered an alternative because democracy just hasn't done well in terms of how it's performed. Citizens are having a really hard time in Latin America today and many countries in the world with respect to putting food on the table, sort of meeting their basic material needs. […]
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