Explaining support for populism in contemporary Latin America / Dinorah Azpuru.
Explaining Support for Populism in Contemporary Latin America investigates the stronghold that populism exerts on citizens in the developing world. More specifically, relying on regional surveys, this book explores why many citizens consistently supported eight populist presidents who were elected i...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge,
2025.
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| Series: | Routledge studies in Latin American politics ;
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| Summary: | Explaining Support for Populism in Contemporary Latin America investigates the stronghold that populism exerts on citizens in the developing world. More specifically, relying on regional surveys, this book explores why many citizens consistently supported eight populist presidents who were elected in contemporary Latin America. It examines the determinants of support for the populist presidents who governed Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and Nicaragua between 1999 and 2019, and the variables that explain support for the most recent populist presidents in Mexico, Brazil and El Salvador between 2018 and 2023. Unique to this approach is a strong emphasis on the demand-side of populism and the use of country-specific survey data across the years. This book explores the determinants of support for populist presidents in four dimensions: demographic variables, ideological and policy-preference variables, performance variables, and variables related to representative democracy. Understanding what drives people to support populist leaders is critical for revitalizing representative democracy in Latin America. Furthermore, insights about the factors that lead citizens to support populism in Latin America can also inform the analysis of support for populism in other parts of the world. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 232 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781032703640 1032703644 9781040111727 1040111726 9781040111697 1040111696 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 05, 2024). |
| Biographical or Historical Data: | Dinorah Azpuru is Professor of Political Science at Wichita State University in Kansas, United States, where she has taught for 20 years in the areas of comparative politics, Latin American politics, Latin America-US relations and data analysis. |