The Resilience of the Latin American Right by Juan Pablo Luna (English) Hardcove

Description: The Resilience of the Latin American Right by Juan Pablo Luna, Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Since the late 1990s, when Latin American countries began making a "turn to the left," political parties and candidates on the right end of the partisan spectrum have had a difficult time achieving electoral success. Although the left turn can be seen as a natural reaction to the publics general dissatisfaction with the conservative modernization policies of the 1980s and 1990s, left-of-center politics are by no means permanent. In The Resilience of the Latin American Right, Juan Pablo Luna and Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser seek to "right" this view by explaining the strategies conservative political parties have used to maintain a foothold in the regions electoral and governance processes. The editors provide an analytical framework for conceptualizing the right that works for both historic and contemporary politics, and the volumes contributors use the framework to evaluate right-of-center political activity across the continent. They find that conservative forces are pursuing a range of adaptive strategies, including nonelectroral and nonpartisan tactics.The books four thematic sections include an analysis of parties and elections in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Mexico, Peru, and Venezuela. Students and scholars of both Latin American politics and comparative politics will find The Resilience of the Latin American Right of vital interest. Author Biography Juan Pablo Luna is an associate professor and director of graduate studies at the Instituto de Ciencia Politica, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile. Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser is an associate professor at the School of Political Science, Diego Portales University (Chile). Table of Contents Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction:The Right in Contemporary Latin America: A Framework for Analysis Part I: The Contemporary ContextChapter 1. Democracy, Free Markets, and the Rightist Dilemma in Latin AmericaChapter 2. Profiling the Electorate: Ideology and Attitudes of Rightwing Voters Part II: the nonelectoral rightChapter 3. New Strategies of the Latin American Right: Beyond Parties and ElectionsChapter 4. The Right and Nonparty Forms of Repre sen ta tion and Participation: Bolivia and Ec ua dor ComparedChapter 5. The Authoritarian Roots of New Right Party Success in Latin AmericaPart III: The Electoral, Nonpartisan RightChapter 6. From Right Pop u lism in the 1990s to Left Populism in the 2000s—and Back Again? Chapter 7. Is There a Right Track in Post–Party System Collapse Scenarios? Comparing the Andean Countries Chapter 8. Colombia: Analyzing the Strategies for Po liti cal Action of Álvaro Uribes Government, 2002–10 Chapter 9. Mexico: The Partido Acción Nacional as a Right Party Chapter 10. Chile: The Rights Evolution from Democracy to Authoritarianism and Back Again Chapter 11. El Salvador: Societal Cleavages, Strategic Elites, and the Success of the Right Chapter 12. Brazil: Explaining the Rise and Decline of the ConservativesChapter 13. Argentina: The Difficulties of the Partisan Right and the Case of Propuesta RepublicanaConclusion: Right (and Left) Politics in Contemporary Latin America List of Contributors Index Review Clearly, any understanding of contemporary Latin American politics requires a re-examination of the traditional left-right divide-and this book fills a gaping hole. -- Timothy J. Powers Americas Quarterly A valuable, wide-ranging survey of the regions understudied right-wing parties, personalities, and programs. -- Richard Feinberg Foreign Affairs The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government. Choice Promotional Latin America specialists love studying the left, but neglect the right-although the right often plays an important political role. By offering the most well-researched, comprehensive, and interesting analysis of rightwing forces, movements, and parties in many years, Luna and Rovira Kaltwassers collection takes a major step toward filling this striking gap in the literature. Highly recommended! -- Kurt Weyland, University of Texas at Austin Juan Pablo Luna and Cristobal Rovira Kaltwasser make an important and timely contribution to comparative politics and to contemporary scholarship on Latin America. This is a theoretically rich and empirically ambitious volume, with contributions from top U.S. and Latin American scholars. At a time when studies of the left are proliferating in the discipline, this volume provides a needed new perspective on how the right has played a key role in shaping contemporary Latin American politics. -- Edward L. Gibson, Northwestern University The Resilience of the Latin American Right makes a timely contribution to our understanding of a chronically under-studied subject. Luna and Rovira Kaltwasser provide a useful new conceptualization of what it means to be right in contemporary Latin America. More than any other existing study, the volume explores a range of issues that are critical to understanding the trajectory of right wing parties in Latin Americas democratic era, including the causes of traditional conservative party decline, the striking failure of most right wing parties to turn the favorable conditions created by the Washington Consensus into longer-term partisan gains, and the diverse strategies pursued by right wing forces during the post-2000 left turn. The volume also highlights some surprising (but important) sources of new right party-building, including personalistic leadership and authoritarian inheritance. This book will quickly find its way onto many reading lists. I learned much from it. -- Steven Levitsky, Harvard University How has the political right reacted to the current turn to the left in Latin America? This fascinating collection offers us carefully crafted answers from throughout the continent, enlightening us about a range of activities that will shape the quality of democracy for Latin Americans for years to come. This is a highly original and conceptually sophisticated analysis of actors who merit much more attention than theyve received thus far and is essential reading for anyone who seeks to understand the full implications of the conservative modernization initiatives of the recent past. -- Nancy Bermeo, Oxford University Long Description Since the late 1990s, when Latin American countries began making a turn to the left, political parties and candidates on the right end of the partisan spectrum have had a difficult time achieving electoral success. Although the left turn can be seen as a natural reaction to the publics general dissatisfaction with the conservative modernization policies of the 1980s and 1990s, left-of-center politics are by no means permanent. In The Resilience of the Latin American Right, Juan Pablo Luna and Crist Review Text "" The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government."" Review Quote The Resilience of the Latin American Right fills a void in the literature on Latin American politics by presenting a systematic analysis of conservative rule and influence outside of government. Promotional "Headline" This comparative study of Latin American conservative politics over the past twenty years analyzes right-of-center actors, electoral movements, parties, and economic policy dynamics. Details ISBN1421413892 Author Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser Language English Year 2014 ISBN-10 1421413892 ISBN-13 9781421413891 Format Hardcover Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint Johns Hopkins University Press Place of Publication Baltimore, MD Country of Publication United States Edited by Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser DEWEY 320.98 Pages 392 Audience Age 13 Short Title RESILIENCE OF THE LATIN AMER R Media Book Illustrations 33 Line drawings, black and white NZ Release Date 2014-10-27 US Release Date 2014-10-27 Publication Date 2014-10-27 UK Release Date 2014-10-27 Alternative 9781421413907 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education AU Release Date 2014-09-14 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137259816;

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