The recasting of the Latin American right : polarization and conservative reactions / André Borges, Ryan Lloyd, Gabriel Vommaro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Borges, André, 1975- author.

Lloyd, Ryan, 1988- author.

Vommaro, Gabriel, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conservatism--Latin America.

Conservatism.

Political parties--Latin America.

Political parties.

Right and left (Political science)--Latin America.

Right and left (Political science).

Polarization (Social sciences)--Political aspects--Latin America.

Polarization (Social sciences).

Latin America--Politics and government--21st century.

Latin America.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2024

Summary:

This book analyzes the transformation of the political right in Latin America in response to the strengthening of left-wing parties and movements throughout the region. While Latin America's post-2000 left has been widely studied, little is known about right-wing political formations during and after that time. There is a paucity of research on recent phenomena associated with the reorganization of the Right: the polarization of Latin American electorates and elites; the rebranding of pre-existing conservative parties; the creation of new right-wing parties; and the rise of the radical right. This volume provides a comprehensive account of the strategies used by the political right since 2000. It analyzes both the supply side (parties, movements, and personalist vehicles) and the demand side (voters and public opinion) to provide a description and explanation of how the right has recast itself as a new political force across the entire region of Latin America

Contents:

Introduction : the Recasting of the Latin American right

Conservative decay and reaction : accounting for the divergent trajectories of the Latin American right

Conservative parties in Latin America in adverse times : the rise of the Argentine PRO in comparative perspective

Crafting partisanship in the context of party organization fragility : the resilience of Fujimorismo in the electoral arena

The uneven success of Uribismo in Colombia

Right-wing partisans in contemporary Chile

Progressive policy change, cultural backlash and party polarization in Latin America

The Latin American populist radical right in comparative perspective : constraints and opportunities

Between Gattopardismo and ideational change : the mainstream Chilean right's winding road to moderation

Whose right, whose left? : navigating the complexities of right-wing politics in Venezuela

A conversion to the right : the case of the 2018 election of Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil

Conclusions : re-assessing the resurgence of the Latin American right

ISBN:

9781009427425

1009427423

9781009427432

1009427431