Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 47 n. 3 Rio de Janeiro 2004
Abstract
This article analyzes the modifications undergone by the concepts of 'left' and 'right' in the world after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the USSR. It sheds light on the consequences of these historical and theoretical changes in Brazil and postulates a hypothesis on the role of the left as the prime mover of radical alterations in the dynamic functioning of party systems as a whole.
Keywords: political parties, left/center/right, political theory
DOI: 10.1590/S0011-52582004000300006
The left-right confusion in the post-Berlin Wall world: an analysis and a hypothesis
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