Latin American Politics and Society

Latin American Politics and Society is an international scholarly journal now in its 51st year of publication. An interdisciplinary journal, LAPS is the only social science journal published by and edited at the University of Miami. It publishes original research in contemporary Latin American politics, economics, sociology, and U.S.-Latin American relations. It also presents essays addressing political, social, and economic issues in Latin American studies. Book reviews and review essays appear in each issue.

The Editorial Board comprises 28 leading scholars, including political scientists, sociologists, and specialists in international relations from universities and research institutions in the United States, Latin America, and Europe.

Editor: William C. Smith, Department of International Studies
Managing Editor: Eleanor Lahn

Latin American Politics and Society is distributed by Wiley-Blackwell. For subscriptions, back issues, and advertising, please visit the website  www.blackwellpublishing.com/LAPS

Beginning with volume 50, LAPS current issues are available online through Blackwell Publishing. See back issues in:
Project MUSE muse.jhu.edu/journals/lap and in Journal Storage www.jstor.org

Information for Authors

Latin American Politics and Society (formerly the Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs) publishes original research in contemporary Latin American politics, economics, sociology, and U.S.-Latin American relations. The journal also considers essays addressing political, social, and economic issues in Latin American studies. Manuscripts must be in English and must not be under current consideration by any other publication.

Manuscripts may be submitted via email, preferably in Microsoft Word format. Please include the author’s name, mailing address, phone, fax, and email, on a separate page; and an abstract of the paper, up to 150 words. All text, notes, tables, and references should be double-spaced in Times New Roman 12 type. Maximum total length is 50 pages. References should follow the Chicago Manual author-date citation style. All submissions considered for publication are sent to outside reviewers and are subject to revision before final acceptance and editing before publication.

Editorial office: University of Miami, Box 248282, Coral Gables, Florida 33124-2302.

Telephone (305) 284-5554. Fax (305) 284-2796. LAPS.sis@miami.edu

Send books for review and book review correspondence to Dr. Alfred Montero, Book Review Editor, LAPS, Department of Political Science, Carleton College, One North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057-4025. amontero@carleton.edu