With contributions from 22 scholars and empirical material from 29 countries within and beyond Latin America this book identifies subtypes of populism to further understand right-wing populist movements parties leaders and governments. It seeks to examine whether the term populism continues to have any validity and what relationship(s) it has to democracy. Part 1 is an exploration of populism as an analytical concept. It asks how populism can and should be defined; whether populism can be broken down into subtypes; and whether the use of the term within and beyond Latin America in recent scholarship has been consistent. Part 2 focuses on political economy and specifically whether political economy explanations of both the causes and consequences of right-wing populism fit recent cases in Latin America Europe and the Philippines. Part 3 examines institutions and in particular institutions of coercion and digital communication. It contains chapter studies on various aspects of populism in Brazil Spain India and Italy. Part 4 concerns the coronavirus pandemic and the specific case of right-wing populism in Brazil. It examines the Bolsonaro government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and how that response exacerbated the health crisis and reduced the government’s popularity. Right-Wing Populism in Latin America and Beyond is a timely and socially relevant contribution to the understanding of contemporary challenges to democracy. It will be of interest to scholars students and practitioners eager to understand the rise in right-wing agendas across the globe.|Right-Wing Populism in Latin America and Beyond | Politics
