Anti-Neoliberal Populisms in Comparative Perspective: A Latinamericanisation of Southern Europe?

Enrico Padoan's book "Anti-Neoliberal Populisms in Comparative Perspective" offers a middle-range theory to explain the emergence and internal organization of anti-neoliberal populist parties in Latin America and Southern Europe, and their relationships with the organized working class. It traces the diverging evolution of the electoral Lefts in these regions and proposes a causal typology for interpreting the outcomes of realignments. The book features five empirical chapters on the rise of anti-neoliberal populist parties in Bolivia, Argentina, Spain, Italy, and Venezuela, Uruguay, Portugal, and Greece. Scholars of Latin America and Comparative Politics will find it a valuable resource for understanding the impact of different populisms on party systems and the challenges they pose to syndicalism and traditional left-of-centre parties.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 310 pages
Publication date: 30 May 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Enrico Padoan presents an innovative middle-range theory in his book to explain the emergence and internal organization of anti-neoliberal populist parties in Latin America and Southern Europe, as well as the relationships between these parties and the organized working class. Padoan begins by examining the divergent evolution of the electoral Lefts in these regions following economic crises and the implementation of austerity measures in many countries. He proposes a causal typology to interpret the potential outcomes of realignments within the electoral Lefts. The book then includes five empirical chapters, four of which focus on the rise of anti-neoliberal populist parties in Bolivia, Argentina, Spain, and Italy, while a fifth offers an analysis of four 'shadow cases' in Venezuela, Uruguay, Portugal, and Greece. Scholars of Latin America and Comparative Politics will find Anti-Neoliberal Populisms in Comparative Perspective a highly valuable resource, offering a distinctive perspective on the impact of different populisms on party systems and the challenges that such populisms posed to syndicalism and to traditional left-of-centre parties.

Enrico Padoan presents an innovative middle-range theory in his book to explain the emergence and internal organization of anti-neoliberal populist parties in Latin America and Southern Europe, as well as the relationships between these parties and the organized working class. Padoan begins by examining the divergent evolution of the electoral Lefts in these regions following economic crises and the implementation of austerity measures in many countries. He proposes a causal typology to interpret the potential outcomes of realignments within the electoral Lefts. The book then includes five empirical chapters, four of which focus on the rise of anti-neoliberal populist parties in Bolivia, Argentina, Spain, and Italy, while a fifth offers an analysis of four 'shadow cases' in Venezuela, Uruguay, Portugal, and Greece. Scholars of Latin America and Comparative Politics will find Anti-Neoliberal Populisms in Comparative Perspective a highly valuable resource, offering a distinctive perspective on the impact of different populisms on party systems and the challenges that such populisms posed to syndicalism and to traditional left-of-centre parties.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367620806