Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy

ISBN 10: 1848131836 / ISBN 13: 9781848131835

Published by Zed Books, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1848131836
• ISBN 13: 9781848131835
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Reclaiming Latin America is a one-stop guide to the revival of social democratic and socialist politics across the region.

At the end of the Cold War, and through decades of neoliberal domination and the 'Washington Consensus' it seemed that the left could do nothing but beat a ragged retreat in Latin America. Yet this book looks at the new opportunities that sprang up through electoral politics and mass action during that period.

The chapters here warn against over-simplification of the so-called 'pink wave'. Instead, through detailed historical analysis of Latin America as a whole and country-specific case studies, the book demonstrates the variety of approaches to establishing a lasting social justice. From the anti-imperialism of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas in Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba, to the more gradualist routes being taken in Chile, Argentina and Brazil, Reclaiming Latin America gives a real sense of the plurality of political responses to popular discontent.

About the Authors

Guy Burton researched and taught at universities in Brussels, Dubai, Malaysia, Iraq and Palestine and has been a visiting fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre and Lancaster University. Dr.

Dr Julia Buxton is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for International Cooperation and Security in the Department of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. Her research field covers Latin American politics; conflict prone societies and regional capacities in democracy promotion and conflict resolution. She was an International Election Observer in Venezuela in 1998 and 2000.

STEVE LUDLAM is Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Sheffield, UK.