Issue Editor: Arturo Ezquerro-Cañete
Summary:
This issue examines Paraguay’s prolonged transition from dictatorship to democracy, highlighting the enduring legacies of authoritarianism, political clientelism, and elite dominance. Through historical and political-economic analyses, contributors explore how the Colorado Party’s continued influence, state capture by economic elites, and the expansion of agro-extractivism have undermined democratic consolidation and reinforced social and territorial inequalities. Particular attention is given to agribusiness, land dispossession, and Indigenous and campesino struggles, emphasizing grassroots resistance and alternative approaches to land rights, ecological sustainability, and democratic transformation.
