Book contents
- The Recasting of the Latin American Right
- The Recasting of the Latin American Right
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Building Right-Wing Parties and Partisans
- Part II A New Right? Ideational and Programmatic Change after the Left Turn
- 6 Progressive Policy Change, Cultural Backlash, and Party Polarization in Latin America
- 7 The Latin American Populist Radical Right in Comparative Perspective
- 8 Between Gattopardismo and Ideational Change
- 9 Whose Right, Whose Left? Analyzing the Complexities of Right-Wing Politics in Venezuela
- 10 A Conversion to the Right
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
9 - Whose Right, Whose Left? Analyzing the Complexities of Right-Wing Politics in Venezuela
from Part II - A New Right? Ideational and Programmatic Change after the Left Turn
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Book contents
- The Recasting of the Latin American Right
- The Recasting of the Latin American Right
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Building Right-Wing Parties and Partisans
- Part II A New Right? Ideational and Programmatic Change after the Left Turn
- 6 Progressive Policy Change, Cultural Backlash, and Party Polarization in Latin America
- 7 The Latin American Populist Radical Right in Comparative Perspective
- 8 Between Gattopardismo and Ideational Change
- 9 Whose Right, Whose Left? Analyzing the Complexities of Right-Wing Politics in Venezuela
- 10 A Conversion to the Right
- Conclusions
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter analyzes the right in Venezuela under Chavismo. It argues that the main divide of Venezuelan politics is now between democracy and autocracy rather than the ideological left and right. As authoritarianism and repression have increased and Venezuela’s socioeconomic decline has worsened, right-wing movements and factions have prioritized competitiveness through a centrist approach over an emphasis on ideological purity.
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- The Recasting of the Latin American RightPolarization and Conservative Reactions, pp. 197 - 218Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024