Participación en la mesa redonda “The Recasting of the Latin American Right: Polarization and Conservative Reactions”

GABRIEL VOMMARO

Bogotá

Congreso; LASA Congress; 2024

LASA

In this roundtable we will discuss some of the chapter of The Recasting of the Latin American Right, a book on the Latin American Rights edited by André Borges, Ryan Lloyd and myself to be released by Cambridge University Press next September.The 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. It focuses on recent phenomena associated with the reorganization of the right: the polarization of Latin American electorates and elites; the rebranding of preexisting conservative parties; the creation of new right-wing parties; and the rise of the radical right. The volume provides a comprehensive account of the strategies used by the political right since the beginning of the 21st century. 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.