Coercion, Cohesion, and the Formation of the Latin American Nation-State

• In Event: State-Building and State Capacity in Latin America and the Caribbean

Brief Overview

Going beyond colonial emancipation as the goal of postcolonial state formation, I discuss how the emergence of the nation-state in Latin America was fundamentally shaped by the quest for external sovereignty recognition and international membership.

Author

• Ana Vedovato, Northwestern University