Inclusive Citizenship as the Horizon of Leftwing Governments in Latin America

Abstract

In the middle of the first decade of the twenty-first century, the left reached power in various regions of Latin America, remaining there for around 15 years -a period known as the 'pink tide'. There was an expectation that the leftwing governments would stimulate social inclusion and the expansion of citizenship rights. However, the scenario began to change with the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil in 2016 and the election of presidents more aligned with the ideas of the right, such as Macri in Argentina (2015) and Kuczynski in Peru (2016). It was in this context -the beginning of the defeat of the left -that the collection Legacies of the Left in Latin America (2020) was organized by Manuel Balán and Françoise Montambeault, researchers in political science in McGill University and Université de Montréal, respectively. Both are members of Réseau d'études latino-américaines de Montréal/Latin American Studies Network of Montreal (RELAM), founded in 2014.In its fourteen chapters the book presents texts from researchers from North America, Europe, and Latin America in various stages of their careers who analyze the legacies of the left. The themes are analyzed through comparison between the different countries and the observation of their internal dynamics, paying attention to the diversity of ideological inclinations of the governments involved.