Latin American Conservatism and the Rise of the Far Right

Lenon Campos Maschette is a Postdoc Fellow in History and Politics at the University of Campinas, Brazil. He has been researching right-wing political and ideological manifestations in the UK and Brazil. He has published numerous articles and, most recently, the book The British Conservative Party: Ideology and Citizenship (Routledge, 2024).Mark Garnett has taught Politics at several UK universities. He is the author, co-author, and editor of numerous books and articles on conservatism, including Conservative Moments (2018), Conservative Thinkers (with Kevin Hickson, 2013), and, most recently, Conservatism (2023).

• Introduction The evolution of Latin American conservatism: towards radicalisation? Part I: Latin American Conservatism Chapter 1 Conservatism in Argentina: a swinging political tradition (1910–2023) Chapter 2 The Paths of Conservatism in Brazil: Trajectory and Transnational Links Chapter 3 Conservatism in Chile: is the Chilean right conservative? Chapter 4 Beyond the Party: The Fragmented Evolution of Colombian Conservatism Chapter 5 Neoconservatives in the struggle for right-wing representation on the Fourth Transformation's stage in Mexico Chapter 6 Tradition and Rupture: The Evolution of Peruvian Conservatism Chapter 7 Conservatism and Party Institutionalization in Uruguay: A Century of Adaptation and Continuity Part II: Transnational influencers: conservatism in Portugal, Spain and the U.S. Chapter 8 Portuguese Conservatism in Democracy: Overcoming Authoritarian Heritage, Cultural Progressivism, and Liberal Dominance (1974–2025) Chapter 9 An ideology that dare not speak its name? Spanish conservatism during the democratic period (1975-2024) Chapter 10 Coalition Conservatism: The Long History of the American Right