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The state of democracy in latin america the research shows a regional outlook with bright spots and shadows, along with diversity among countries when it comes to the quality of democracy.
Topic 1: the left in latin america what’s left in latin america? at the beginning of the 2000s, the “what’s left?” remained an open question in latin america. The left was associated with a relatively well-defined alternative to capitalist models of development, one that emphasized public ownership of the means of production.
Forty years of struggle for latin america's left death of allende (1973) general augusto pinochet, left, and president salvador allende attend a ceremony naming pinochet as commander in chief.
Institutionalized torture became part of the state’s modus operandi. The regime was responsible for 191 deaths, 243 disappearances, and more than 50,000 arrests in a brutal season of oppression. Security forces, right-wing death squads, along with military elements all went after socialists, left-wing guerrillas, and populist peronists.
These regimes survived partly because of their ability to crush internal dissent through unabashed use of force and systematic elimination of their opponents (as in the case of those killed or imprisoned by the pinochet regime in chile, or the many.
Choice 'what's left in latin america provides a deeper theorization of the mobilization of social movements, the development of social power through collective action and the limitations of the centre and centre-left regimes.
In the 1960s and 1970s, many latin american countries were governed by military dictators. Although they had come to stay indefinitely as managers of rapid economic growth and poverty reduction, by the 1980s and 1990s they had handed over power to civilian governments.
Introduction-- latin america's changing mosaic of movements and governments-- new times: from a decade lost to development to a new millennium-- argentina: from crisis and rebellion to pragmatic neoliberalism-- bolivia: class dynamics and regime politics-- cuba: continuing revolution and new contradictions.
The united states became an independent country on july 4, 1776. The united states of america formed after the colonies decided to revolt against the british.
At the beginning of the 21st century, latin america saw an upsurge of grassroots struggle that brought several left governments to power — a historical moment known as the “pink tide. ” yet, in the last few years, popular discontent has grown toward these governments, and far-right leaders, like jair bolsonaro in brazil, have come to power.
Jeffery webber, lecturer in the school of politics and international relations at queen mary, university of london about how and why the neo- liberal regimes in ‘the us’s back yard’ were ousted by left and centre-left governments in latin america.
Being ‘left’ should be a process in which latin america’s historically excluded are recognised for their capacity to act and build with others in the face of multiple tensions and trade-offs. The party left’s failure to appreciate this process leads to the centralisation of power, hanging onto its reins and falling into its logic.
This book concerns recent and current political developments in latin america related to the emergence of left-leaning regimes riding the waves of anti-neoliberalism and a primary commodities boom. Based on five years of field research and a critical engagement with social movements in the region, the book documents the short-term advances and strategic weaknesses of these left-leaning regimes.
Latin america has been the cutting edge of struggles worldwide against neoliberalism. Several alternatives to the dominant model of global capitalism appear to be emerging in the region. A new model of revolutionary struggle and popular transformation from below for the 21st century may be emerging, based on the venezuelan experience, but more broadly, on mass popular struggles in ecuador.
Populism has recently been reappearing on the left with promises of far-reaching socialist changes as seen in venezuela under hugo chávez, in bolivia under evo morales, and mexico under andrés manuel lópez obrador—a process, however, seen by some as contradictory as it tries to meld the populist traditional celebration of folk.
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