Right Wing Politics in Latin America. Women and gender agendas

Seminar

Date: Friday 16 September 2022

Time: 14.00 – 15.00

Location: Library of the Institute of Latin American Studies (House B, Floor 5)

Verónica Giordano. Socióloga y Doctora en Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Buenos Aires. Profesora regular de la Carrera de Sociología e investigadora de CONICET con sede en el Instituto de Estudios de América Latina y el Caribe, UBA.

The covid-19 pandemic is undoubtedly a milestone. At the international level, it exposed an evident political-ideological polarization, which in Latin America overlapped with the radicalization of right-wing positions. In this process, clearly anti-democratic signs are observed, as well as a frank revaluation of the dictatorship and its legacies both in terms of policies and actors. Clear examples of this are Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil or Jeanine Añez in Bolivia. The aiml is to address the relationship between women, rights and democracy in Latin America in the 1989-2022 cycle. In the first place, to locate the increase in the political participation of women in that period. Second, to point out the trajectories and gender agendas of women on the right: first ladies and candidates for the presidency and vice presidency in recent years of turning to the right. Third, to point out particular and overall characteristics that can provide elements of judgment to complicate the analysis of cases for Latin America.

The research seminar on Latin American studies is open to scholars interested in Latin American issues. It welcomes the presentation of papers from researchers and PhD students from different social science disciplines. The seminar takes place on Fridays 14:00 – 15:30 every second week (odd numbers) at the Library of the Institute of Latin American Studies (House B, Floor 5). For further information on the research seminar please contact: researchseminars.nilas@su.se.

Organizer of the seminars: Andrés Rivarola Puntigliano