The Social Underpinning of Political Discontent in Latin America

Table of Contents:

Preface, Kenneth Roberts

Introduction: The Social Underpinnings of Latin American Discontent, Gabriel Kessler and María Victoria Murillo

SECTION 1: POLITICAL DISCONTENT IN LATIN AMERICA

Chapter 1

Scenarios of Discontent: Polarization, Generalized Unrest and Divisive Leadership, Gabriel Kessler and Gabriel Vommaro

Chapter 2

Better Polarized than Unstructured? The Underpinnings of Political Discontent with Democracy in Four (Small) Latin American Countries, Juan Pablo Luna and Rodrigo M. Medel

Chapter 3

Mind the Gap: The Disconnect between the Concerns of Latin American Political Elites, Business Elites, and the General Public, Gustavo Flores-Macías, Vincent Mauro and Mariano Sánchez-Talaquer.

SECTION 2: ORIGINS OF POLITICAL DISCONTENT IN LATIN AMERICA

Chapter 4

The Kids Are Alright: Political Generations, Authoritarian Legacies, and Democratic Attitudes, Noam Lupu

Chapter 5

Young People and Shifting Political Landscapes, Nitzan Shoshan.

Chapter 6

Criminal Violence and Democratic Discontent, Sarah Daly and Eduardo Moncada

Chapter 7

Unexpected Guests: Public Opinion and Political Implications of Venezuelan Immigration in South America, Marcela Cerrutti

SECTION 3: MOBILIZED ACTORS AND TYPES OF POLITICAL DISCONTENT

Chapter 8

Informality, Redistribution, and Political Discontent, Gonzalo Assusa and Luis Beccaria

Chapter 9

The Backlash Against Gender Equality and Sexual Diversity: Egalitarian Trends and Religious Conservatism in Changing Societies, Flávia Biroli

Chapter 10

Mobilizing Indigenous Discontent: The Quest for Collective Rights in Bolivia, Chile, and Ecuador, Carla Alberti

Conclusion: Political Reactions to Changing Expectations, Gabriel Kessler and María Victoria Murillo