Most current analysis on Latin American politics has been directed at examining the shift to
the left in the region. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the reactions of the right
to this phenomenon. What kind of discursive, policy, and strategic responses have emerged
among the right in Latin America as a result of this historic turn to the left? Have there been
any shifts in attitudes to inequality and poverty as a result of the successes of the left in those
areas? How has the right responded strategically to regain the political initiative from the …