Abstract

This article proposes a conceptual framework to discuss the left and left turns in Latin American politics. It then proceeds to argue that winning elections—the recurrent criterion for these turns—might generate tremendous enthusiasm but is also a restrictive benchmark. Other indicators I discuss here include the left’s agenda-setting capacity, its redefinition of the political and ideological center, and its incipient challenge of the liberal setting of politics as actors experiment with post-liberal arrangements. Resumen: Este articulo propone un marco conceptual para caracterizar a la izquierda y el giro a la izquierda en la politica latinoamericana. Luego sugiero que el entusiasmo generado por su reciente exito electoral no significa que las elecciones sean el unico criterio para explicar el resurgimiento de la izquierda. Por eso planteo otros indicadores, entre ellos, su capacidad para incidir en la elaboracion de la agenda politica y el hecho de que la izquierda esta redefiniendo el centro politico e ideologico. Por ultimo, discuto su incipiente desafio al esquema liberal de la politica a medida en que los actores experimentan con modos de participacion que podemos denominar como pos-liberales.

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