#Latin America #Gabriel Pereira

Book Reviews

Five Books I Reviewed in 2025 — And What They Tell Us About Democracy in Latin America

Taken together, these five books reveal a coherent picture of democracy in Latin America in 2025. Smulovitz and Botero show us the arenas: law and courts as central sites of political struggle. Payne, Zulver, Escoffier, Borges, Lloyd, and Vommaro identify the actors: anti-rights coalitions and a reconfigured right that competes for power within and against democratic institutions. Caldeira Neto exposes the dangerous edge of this process, where democratic conflict tips into neofascist mobilization.

20.01.2026

Podcasts

Transformations of the Latin American Right: From Pink Tide to Polarization – Part 2

In the second part of our special two-part episode of the Review of Democracy podcast, we continue our conversation with André Borges, Ryan Lloyd, and Gabriel Vommaro. Building on our first discussion of parties, movements, and leaders, this episode turns to the demand side of the region’s political transformation. We explore how voters’ attitudes, cultural conflicts, and deepening polarization are reshaping right-wing politics across Latin America.

25.09.2025

Podcasts

Transformations of the Latin American Right: From Pink Tide to Polarization – Part1

The conversation explores how Latin America’s right has been reshaped since the early 2000s — from the rise of new political parties and movements to the growing role of voters and cultural conflicts. In part one, we focus on the supply side: parties, movements, and leaders redefining right-wing politics in the region. In part two, we turn to the demand side, examining voters, polarization, and the societal forces driving this transformation. Join us as we map out the new generations of conservative and radical right-wing actors that are changing the political landscape across Latin America — and consider what this means for the future of democracy.

22.09.2025