Populism has become one of the most overused terms in political
discourse today. It can embrace authoritarian and nativist
right-wing politicians but also those on the left who appeal for
popular support for transformation. In its dominant usage it is
seen as inimical to the values of liberal democracy. Yet others see
it as part of the construction of a people-centred project that can
realize true democracy. What is clear is that much of the debate
around populism has been from the perspective of the global North
and the voice of the South has been largely missing. This volume
addresses this absence and provides a Latin American perspective to
the global study of populism. It argues that Latin America in its
rich and early experience of populism is a valuable laboratory to
further our understanding and to address the question of whether
populism now goes beyond the dichotomy of left and right and is a
new political phenomenon. The book presents a series of case
studies with cross-cutting overview chapters that highlight the
lessons to be learned from new research. Each chapter is set within
a tight conceptual framework in order to better understand
contemporary Latin American politics “after the pink tide” and
to enrich the international debate on populism from a Latin
American perspective.
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