A Resurgence of Populism in Latin America

Latin America has recently experienced a powerful resurgence of populism, a phenomenon that has had an outsized influence on the region’s politics. What explains this resurgence? And what is distinctive about this new populist era? Answering these questions, Robert Barr offers a refined conceptualization of populism and an intriguing explanation of its recent electoral successes across the continent.

Contents:

• Populism in Latin America.
• The Concepts of Populism.
• Explaining the Third Era.
• Populism in Bolivia.
• A Regional View.
• Outsiders and Others.
• The Implications of Populism.
• Appendixes.