Seminars/Lectures
Polarization and Democracy in Latin America: Legacies of the Left Turn
Tue
Nov
18
"Polarization and Democracy in Latin America: Legacies of the Left Turn" (authored with Santiago Anria)
Political polarization has intensified in Latin America following the region’s political shift to the left in the early 21st century, but the timing and patterns of polarization varied considerably across different countries. This talk will examine how and why different polarization dynamics emerged during or after Latin America’s populist and social democratic variants of the “left turn,” and analyze why elections have become highly polarizing events even when public opinion does not appear to be highly polarized in the region.
Ken Roberts
Richard J. Schwartz Professor of Government
Cornell University
