Latin America has, since the beginning of this twenty-first century, lived a political cycle that has led progressive parties to governments in a large portion of the region. By catalysing popular struggles, several of these governments promoted redistributive and progressive initiatives, with advances in the social field and the promotion of rights. However, these governments have failed to reverse tendencies to dismantling welfare and to build a sustainable development option. Thus, we now live a reversal of this so-called progressive cycle.
Institutions that collaborated in this publication: Ação Educativa, Espacio Emancipación co-organizado por Intercoll, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO), Instituto Brasileiro de Análises Sociais e Econômicas (IBASE) (Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses), Rede Nossa São Paulo (Our São Paulo Network) and Systemic Alternatives.