The emerging right wing in Latin America

The Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of the Republic (UDELAR) of Montevideo, Uruguay, and CLACSO organized the International Seminar on Tuesday, October 3. “Ultras, radicals, new, alternatives? The emerging right wing in Latin America”.

Right-wing parties and movements have traditionally been a focus of attention for numerous social scientists around the world. However, the electoral success and political relevance of emerging right-wing movements in the early decades of the 21st century have sparked greater interest in recent years, stemming from debates about their ideological characterization, their use of social media, their critical views of modernity and globalization, and their populist profiles. As many authors have pointed out, these phenomena seem to point to more disruptive and uncertain scenarios than a mere performative reinterpretation of the more familiar right-wing movements. These are among the concerns that underlie our international seminar entitled “Ultras, Radicals, New, Alternatives? Emerging Right-Wing Movements in Latin America,” organized by the Department of Political Science of the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO).

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Program

Opening

• Carmen Midaglia, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences (FCS)

• Karina Batthyány, Executive Director of the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO)

• Gerardo Caetano, Department of Political Science (FCS)

• Rodrigo Arim, Rector of Udelar

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Formation, Survival and Success of Right-Wing Parties in Recent Times.

They stated:

• Juan Pablo Luna, Catholic University of Chile 

• Jennifer Cyr, Torcuato di Tella University

• José Antonio Sanahuja, Complutense University of Madrid 

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Formation, Survival and Success of Right-Wing Parties in Recent Times

Comments and questions: 

• Rafael Piñeiro, Catholic University of Uruguay

• Camilo López Burian, University of the Republic

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The Right in Latin America: the cases of Argentina, Brazil and Chile

They stated:

• Mariana Gené, National University of San Martín 

• Odilon Caldeira Neto, Federal University of Juiz de Fora 

• Lisa Zanotti, Diego Portales University 

Comments and questions: 

• Verónica Pérez, University of the Republic

• Jaime Yaffé, University of the Republic

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The Right Wing in Uruguay

They stated: 

• Magdalena Broquetas, University of the Republic

• Gerardo Caetano, University of the Republic

Comments and questions: 

• Felipe Monestier, University of the Republic

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PlaceFaculty of Economic Sciences – Av. Gonzalo Ramírez 1926, Montevideo, Uruguay

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The seminar has two objectives. First, it aims to offer a comparative theoretical and conceptual framework, allowing us to observe the nature of the phenomenon across different party systems and types of democracies. The conceptualization and empirical evidence regarding right-wing parties in developed democracies is certainly a crucial focus of interest, particularly in order to observe their adaptability or expansion beyond the northwestern quadrant of the world. Second, this comparative perspective will be complemented by two types of contributions that will enrich the more analytical discussion, while also illuminating our understanding of specific cases and their evolution. Specifically, the seminar seeks to provide an in-depth look at a series of relevant cases in the region (Brazil, Chile, and Argentina), where right-wing parties and movements have been and continue to be significant actors in the political system. At this level, Uruguay will also occupy a prominent place in the seminar, given the progress that the social sciences have made in the study of right-wing movements and the most recent processes in the country. 

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