Political Institutions and Processes

William R Shaffer, Purdue University

Accounting for Presidential Leadership in the Americas - Guy Burton, University of Nottingham in Malaysia; Ted G Goertzel, Rutgers University

La Presidencia Dominante en la Democracia Invertida (Los casos de Hugo Chávez en Venezuela, Néstor Kirchner en la Argentina y Rafael Correa en Ecuador) - Maria M Ollier, Universidad Nacional de San Martín

Força dos legislativos sul-americanos - Sergio S Junior, USP - University of São Paulo

Managing Divided Control—Puerto Rican Style - William R Shaffer, Purdue University

Daiane B Menezes, FEE - Fundação de Economia e Estatística