Rethinking the category of State in Latin America: Recuperation of Latin American theoretical thought

Authors

  • Cynthia Lujano Servicios Escolares del Posgrado en Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM

Keywords:

State, theories, CEPAL, interventionism, neo-liberalism

Abstract

The author outlines the tendencies of Latin American Studies in the 20th Century, and discusses five historic moments that refer to key authors and representatives of critical Latin American thought. The questions How has state been studied in Latin America? and What challenges do institutional crisis pose to traditional concepts? define the article. Finally, the author evaluates the tendencies that have characterized every moment and proposes a possible line of investigation that she considers adequate for the complex and unsynchronized reality of Latin America.

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Author Biography

Cynthia Lujano, Servicios Escolares del Posgrado en Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM

Miembro de Servicios Escolares del Posgrado en Estudios Latinoamericanos de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, UNAM, cynthiadenoche@yahoo.com, México.

Published

2007-06-01

How to Cite

Lujano, C. (2007). Rethinking the category of State in Latin America: Recuperation of Latin American theoretical thought. Comentario Internacional. Journal of the Andean Center of International Studies, (8), 120–132. Retrieved from https://revistas.uasb.edu.ec/index.php/comentario/article/view/118