Latin America’s Authoritarian Drift
The Threat from the Populist Left
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6288732 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Weyland (0000-0002-6106-8661, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 18-32 |
| Publication date | 2013-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2013.0045 |
| OpenAlex | W2057148939 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 149 |
| References cited | 5 |
Democracy has been on the defensive in contemporary Latin America; under the cover of progressive rhetoric, competitive authoritarianism has emerged. Leftist leaders like Hugo Chávez relied on populism to establish their political hegemony, erode institutional checks and balances, marginalize the opposition through discriminatory legalism, and severely skew political competition. Left-wing populism has done more damage to democracy than the rightist, neoliberal populism of the 1990s. Self-styled socialist leaders command more solid, durable support, use growing economic interventionism to boost their power, invoke nationalism as a shield against foreign democracy promotion, and act as a coordinated group in suffocating democracy
Authoritarianism · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Latin Americans · New Left · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Politics and Society in Latin America · Populism, Right-Wing Movements
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| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 146 |