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Radical, nativist, authoritarian - or all of these? Assessing recent cases of right-wing populism in Latin America
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Abstract In the light of a series of right-wing populist successes, some observers concluded that there is a kind of populist contagion going on and that the global wave of radical right populism (RRP) has finally reached Latin America. Yet, a premature categorization based on outward similarities eventually... view more
In the light of a series of right-wing populist successes, some observers concluded that there is a kind of populist contagion going on and that the global wave of radical right populism (RRP) has finally reached Latin America. Yet, a premature categorization based on outward similarities eventually leads to omitting important differences. The aim of this article is a typological assessment of four recent cases of right-wing populism in Latin America - Jair Bolsonaro (Brazil), José António Kast (Chile), Guido Manini Ríos (Uruguay), and Javier Milei (Argentina) - to clarify their correspondence with Cas Mudde's concept of RRP. The questions to be addressed are the following: Are these four leaders and their parties radically right? Are they right-wing in cultural terms (nativist and authoritarian)? Are they populist? And do they have sufficient features in common to speak of a right-wing populist wave?... view less
Keywords
authoritarianism; nationalism; populism; political right; right-wing radicalism; Latin America; Brazil; Chile; Uruguay; Argentina; political leadership; political ideology
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
Bolsonaro; Kandidaten (Wahl); Rechte Orientierung; Rechtsextremismus
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
Page/Pages
p. 289-310
Journal
Journal of Politics in Latin America, 14 (2022) 3
ISSN
1868-4890
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed