1st Edition

Latin American Conservatism and the Rise of the Far Right

Edited By Lenon Campos Maschette, Mark Garnett Copyright 2027
274 Pages
by Routledge

Latin American Conservatism and the Rise of the Far Right is a comparative study that focuses on contemporary conservatism in Latin America and its historical development, seeking to identify and analyze dialogues, similarities, and differences between countries in the Global South and North, as well as their interactions with former colonial powers.   Scholars of modern... Read more

Introduction The evolution of Latin American conservatism: towards radicalisation? Part I: Latin American Conservatism Chapter 1 Conservatism in Argentina: a swinging political tradition (1910–2023) Chapter 2 The Paths of Conservatism in Brazil: Trajectory and Transnational Links Chapter 3 Conservatism in Chile: is the Chilean right conservative? Chapter 4 Beyond the Party: The Fragmented Evolution of Colombian Conservatism Chapter 5 Neoconservatives in the struggle for right-wing representation on the Fourth Transformation's stage in Mexico Chapter 6 Tradition and Rupture: The Evolution of Peruvian Conservatism Chapter 7 Conservatism and Party Institutionalization in Uruguay: A Century of Adaptation and Continuity Part II: Transnational influencers: conservatism in Portugal, Spain and the U.S. Chapter 8 Portuguese Conservatism in Democracy: Overcoming Authoritarian Heritage, Cultural Progressivism, and Liberal Dominance (1974–2025) Chapter 9 An ideology that dare not speak its name? Spanish conservatism during the democratic period (1975-2024) Chapter 10 Coalition Conservatism: The Long History of the American Right

Biography

Lenon Campos Maschette is a Postdoc Fellow in History and Politics at the University of Campinas, Brazil. He has been researching right-wing political and ideological manifestations in the UK and Brazil. He has published numerous articles and, most recently, the book The British Conservative Party: Ideology and Citizenship (Routledge, 2024).

 

Mark Garnett has taught Politics at several UK universities. He is the author, co-author, and editor of numerous books and articles on conservatism, including Conservative Moments (2018), Conservative Thinkers (with Kevin Hickson, 2013), and, most recently, Conservatism (2023).