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The Democracy Barometers (Part I)

The Rise of Populism and the Left in Latin America

Bibliographic Data

ID6287528
AuthorsM A Seligson (0000-0002-7202-9422, corresponding author)
Year2007
Volume18
Issue3
Pages81-95
Publication date2007-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of democracy (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214
PublisherProject MUSE (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1353/jod.2007.0057
OpenAlexW2088651918
LanguageEN
Citations received72
References cited10

AmericasBarometer data point to some overall trends that merit careful attention. The ideological center of gravity in Latin America is, by world standards, slightly to the right, yet attitudes are moving to the left. Ideological cleavages in Latin America, long after the Cold War's end, still line up along a distinct left-right dimension, and voters support parties consistent with their ideological orientations. The gap between left and right is very narrow, however, in some countries like Costa Rica, but strikingly wide in other countries such as Chile, El Salvador, and Nicaragua

Cold war · Development economics · Dimension (graph theory · Economic history · Economics · Ideology · Latin Americans · Left and right · Left behind · New Left · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Populism · Sociology · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements · Psychology · Social Media and Politics

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