Right-Wing Politics in the New Latin America: Reaction and Revolt

ISBN-13: 9781848138117 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 280 str.

Marcos Costa Lima;Guy Burton;Ms Grace Livingstone

Opis

The focus for students of Latin America in the past decade has been on the political forces of the left and the so-called "pink tide" presidencies attempting to bring about social and economic change in the region. However, there has been far less attention paid to the rightwing political forces resisting such change. Such opposition is being orchestrated by political parties, business, the private media and other social and cultural institutions and is linked to the "soft power" of US diplomacy. In recent years its activities have often appeared to challenge the democratic process itself. This volume, from the editors of the acclaimed "Reclaiming Latin America, " addresses the current trajectories of rightwing politics in Latin America in the face of leftist governments and regional alliances, the discrediting of neoliberalism, and the decline of US hegemony. It includes overview chapters on historical context and rightwing typologies; US policy towards Latin America; the role of US-based think-tanks; the role of transnational business and of the private media, as well as offering country-specific chapters on key states with rightwing governments (Mexico, Colombia and Peru) and on opposition to left-of-center governments in Venezuela, Bolivia, Cuba, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina and Chile. It will also consider the recent political victories obtained by the Latin American right through the polls and by force in Chile, Panama and Honduras. A revealing and important book for anyone interested in contemporary Latin American politics.

Spis treści

Introduction: reaction and revolt GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAM The continental right 1 The South American right after 'the end of history' GUY BURTON 2 The United States of America and the Latin American right GRACE LIVINGSTONE 3 Unearthing the real subversives: the US state, right-wing think tanks and political intervention in contemporary Latin America GERALDINE LIEVESLEY The right in office 4 PAN Para Todos: elections, democracy, and the right in contemporary Mexico ALEXANDER DAWSON 5 Colombia as the lynchpin of US hegemony in Latin America DIANA RABY 6 A right for all seasons? Right-wing politics in contemporary Peru FRANCISCO DURAND The right in opposition 7 Venezuela's opposition: desperately seeking to overthrow Chávez FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ 8 Multilateral lines of conflict in contemporary Bolivia ANDREAS TSOLAKIS 9 Right-wing opposition as counter-revolution: the Cuban case STEVE LUDLAM 10 Right-wing politics in contemporary Brazil MARCOS COSTA LIMA 11 Undermining the new dawn: opposition to Lugo in Paraguay PETER LAMBERT 12 The new Argentine right-wing and the Cristina Fernández administration LEONARDO DÍAZ ECHENIQUE, JAVIER OZOLLO and ERNESTO VIVARES 13 The Chilean right in the Concertación era, 1990-2010 PATRICIO SILVA 14 Conclusions: the challenge from the right GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAM Bibliography Index