{"product_id":"polarization-and-democracy-in-latin-america-legacies-of-the-left-turn-hardcover","title":"Polarization and Democracy in Latin America: Legacies of the Left Turn - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSantiago Anria\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKenneth M. Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn insightful examination of Latin America's contemporary democratic landscape and how it is marked by patterns of polarization and volatility.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Although Latin American democracies have shown considerable resilience, today they face new forms of political polarization and instability. These challenges are closely connected to the legacies of the region's \"left turn,\" which sought to transform entrenched inequalities and social hierarchies in the early twenty-first century. Unprecedented in its scope and duration, the left turn reflected an underlying realignment of political contestation in a highly unequal region. Yet despite notable achievements in addressing social needs, leftist parties struggled to deepen democracy by empowering popular majorities, and they faced powerful elite backlashes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Through a comparative analysis of seven South American countries, Santiago Anria and Kenneth M. Roberts trace the different origins and trajectories in power of the populist and social democratic currents that emerged within the left turn. Anria and Roberts argue that today's democratic orders face intensifying polarization and institutional fragility, even where social democratic parties made explicit efforts to build broad coalitions and temper political conflict. They show how activist networks and social movements on the left and the right triggered latent political conflicts and are now reshaping democratic competition and the terms of social inclusion in South American politics. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSantiago Anria \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor in the department of Global Labor \u0026amp; Work at Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations.\u003cb\u003e Kenneth M. Roberts \u003c\/b\u003eis the Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government at Cornell University and a faculty fellow of the Democratic Threats and Resilience Initiative at Cornell's Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46946036416687,"sku":"9780226847603","price":189.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0723\/7314\/1679\/files\/Tw8zjGkh6u9780226847603.webp?v=1779496806","url":"https:\/\/valuevaultclub.myshopify.com\/products\/polarization-and-democracy-in-latin-america-legacies-of-the-left-turn-hardcover","provider":"Value Vault Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}