Dr. Francisco Dominguez is Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, Middlesex University. He has recently edited Mercosur: Between Integration and Democracy (2003); 'Violence, the Left and the Creation of Un Nuevo Chile', in W. Fowler and P. Lambert (eds.) Political Violence and Identity in Latin America (2008), 'The rise of the private sector in Cuba' in A. I. Gray and A.Kapcia (eds.) The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society (2008), and 'The Latin Americanization of the politics of emancipation' in Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009)Dr. Geraldine Lievesley is Senior Lecturer, and teaches Latin American and Cuban Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Amongst her recent publications are: Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009, with Steve Ludlam), The Cuban Revolution. Past, Present and Future Perspectives (2004), and In the Hands of Women.Dr Steve Ludlam is Senior Lecturer, and teaches Cuban and Latin American politics at the University of Sheffield. His recent publications include 'Cuba at 50 - what about the workers?' Bulletin of Latin American Research (2009); Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009, with Geraldine Lievesley), Labour, the State, Social Movements and the Challenge of Neo-liberal Globalisation (2007, with Andrew Gamble, Andrew J. Taylor, and Stephen Wood).

Since the demise of the genocidal military dictatorships, democratisation in 1980s and the pink tide, it's tempting to see the Latin American right as on the back foot. This excellent and timely collection acts as a useful corrective, providing a more balanced understanding.

• Introduction: reaction and revolt GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAMThe continental right1 The South American right after 'the end of history' GUY BURTON2 The United States of America and the Latin American right GRACE LIVINGSTONE3 Unearthing the real subversives: the US state, right-wing think tanks and political intervention in contemporary Latin America GERALDINE LIEVESLEYThe right in office4 PAN Para Todos: elections, democracy, and the right in contemporary Mexico ALEXANDER DAWSON5 Colombia as the lynchpin of US hegemony in Latin America DIANA RABY6 A right for all seasons? Right-wing politics in contemporary Peru FRANCISCO DURANDThe right in opposition7 Venezuela's opposition: desperately seeking to overthrow Chávez FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ8 Multilateral lines of conflict in contemporary Bolivia ANDREAS TSOLAKIS9 Right-wing opposition as counter-revolution: the Cuban case STEVE LUDLAM10 Right-wing politics in contemporary Brazil MARCOS COSTA LIMA11 Undermining the new dawn: opposition to Lugo in Paraguay PETER LAMBERT12 The new Argentine right-wing and the Cristina Fernández administration LEONARDO DÍAZ ECHENIQUE, JAVIER OZOLLO and ERNESTO VIVARES13 The Chilean right in the Concertación era, 1990-2010 PATRICIO SILVA14 Conclusions: the challenge from the right GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAMBibliographyIndex

Dr. Francisco Dominguez is Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, Middlesex University. He has recently edited Mercosur: Between Integration and Democracy (2003); 'Violence, the Left and the Creation of Un Nuevo Chile', in W. Fowler and P. Lambert (eds.) Political Violence and Identity in Latin America (2008), 'The rise of the private sector in Cuba' in A. I. Gray and A.Kapcia (eds.) The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society (2008), and 'The Latin Americanization of the politics of emancipation' in Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009)Dr. Geraldine Lievesley is Senior Lecturer, and teaches Latin American and Cuban Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Amongst her recent publications are: Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009, with Steve Ludlam), The Cuban Revolution. Past, Present and Future Perspectives (2004), and In the Hands of Women.Dr Steve Ludlam is Senior Lecturer, and teaches Cuban and Latin American politics at the University of Sheffield. His recent publications include 'Cuba at 50 - what about the workers?' Bulletin of Latin American Research (2009); Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009, with Geraldine Lievesley), Labour, the State, Social Movements and the Challenge of Neo-liberal Globalisation (2007, with Andrew Gamble, Andrew J. Taylor, and Stephen Wood).

Since the demise of the genocidal military dictatorships, democratisation in 1980s and the pink tide, it's tempting to see the Latin American right as on the back foot. This excellent and timely collection acts as a useful corrective, providing a more balanced understanding.

• Introduction: reaction and revolt GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAMThe continental right1 The South American right after 'the end of history' GUY BURTON2 The United States of America and the Latin American right GRACE LIVINGSTONE3 Unearthing the real subversives: the US state, right-wing think tanks and political intervention in contemporary Latin America GERALDINE LIEVESLEYThe right in office4 PAN Para Todos: elections, democracy, and the right in contemporary Mexico ALEXANDER DAWSON5 Colombia as the lynchpin of US hegemony in Latin America DIANA RABY6 A right for all seasons? Right-wing politics in contemporary Peru FRANCISCO DURANDThe right in opposition7 Venezuela's opposition: desperately seeking to overthrow Chávez FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ8 Multilateral lines of conflict in contemporary Bolivia ANDREAS TSOLAKIS9 Right-wing opposition as counter-revolution: the Cuban case STEVE LUDLAM10 Right-wing politics in contemporary Brazil MARCOS COSTA LIMA11 Undermining the new dawn: opposition to Lugo in Paraguay PETER LAMBERT12 The new Argentine right-wing and the Cristina Fernández administration LEONARDO DÍAZ ECHENIQUE, JAVIER OZOLLO and ERNESTO VIVARES13 The Chilean right in the Concertación era, 1990-2010 PATRICIO SILVA14 Conclusions: the challenge from the right GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAMBibliographyIndex

Dr. Francisco Dominguez is Senior Lecturer in Latin American Studies, Middlesex University. He has recently edited Mercosur: Between Integration and Democracy (2003); 'Violence, the Left and the Creation of Un Nuevo Chile', in W. Fowler and P. Lambert (eds.) Political Violence and Identity in Latin America (2008), 'The rise of the private sector in Cuba' in A. I. Gray and A.Kapcia (eds.) The Changing Dynamic of Cuban Civil Society (2008), and 'The Latin Americanization of the politics of emancipation' in Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009)Dr. Geraldine Lievesley is Senior Lecturer, and teaches Latin American and Cuban Politics at Manchester Metropolitan University. Amongst her recent publications are: Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009, with Steve Ludlam), The Cuban Revolution. Past, Present and Future Perspectives (2004), and In the Hands of Women.Dr Steve Ludlam is Senior Lecturer, and teaches Cuban and Latin American politics at the University of Sheffield. His recent publications include 'Cuba at 50 - what about the workers?' Bulletin of Latin American Research (2009); Reclaiming Latin America: Experiments in Radical Social Democracy (2009, with Geraldine Lievesley), Labour, the State, Social Movements and the Challenge of Neo-liberal Globalisation (2007, with Andrew Gamble, Andrew J. Taylor, and Stephen Wood).

Since the demise of the genocidal military dictatorships, democratisation in 1980s and the pink tide, it's tempting to see the Latin American right as on the back foot. This excellent and timely collection acts as a useful corrective, providing a more balanced understanding.

• Introduction: reaction and revolt GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAMThe continental right1 The South American right after 'the end of history' GUY BURTON2 The United States of America and the Latin American right GRACE LIVINGSTONE3 Unearthing the real subversives: the US state, right-wing think tanks and political intervention in contemporary Latin America GERALDINE LIEVESLEYThe right in office4 PAN Para Todos: elections, democracy, and the right in contemporary Mexico ALEXANDER DAWSON5 Colombia as the lynchpin of US hegemony in Latin America DIANA RABY6 A right for all seasons? Right-wing politics in contemporary Peru FRANCISCO DURANDThe right in opposition7 Venezuela's opposition: desperately seeking to overthrow Chávez FRANCISCO DOMINGUEZ8 Multilateral lines of conflict in contemporary Bolivia ANDREAS TSOLAKIS9 Right-wing opposition as counter-revolution: the Cuban case STEVE LUDLAM10 Right-wing politics in contemporary Brazil MARCOS COSTA LIMA11 Undermining the new dawn: opposition to Lugo in Paraguay PETER LAMBERT12 The new Argentine right-wing and the Cristina Fernández administration LEONARDO DÍAZ ECHENIQUE, JAVIER OZOLLO and ERNESTO VIVARES13 The Chilean right in the Concertación era, 1990-2010 PATRICIO SILVA14 Conclusions: the challenge from the right GERALDINE LIEVESLEY and STEVE LUDLAMBibliographyIndex