Reseña

When the pink wave of leftist governments swept through Latin America at the turn of the millennium, many hoped for greater political participation. Two decades later, this democratic hope has given way to authoritarian disillusionment. Support for democracy is at an all-time low. The former pink wave has become a pink galaxy of actors in which authoritarian and democratically legitimised forces mix.
Organisations such as the Foro de Sao Paulo, the Grupo de Puebla, the Progressive International or the Latin American Council of Social Sciences (CLACSO) are dominated by their more authoritarian planets and form a protective wall for authoritarian regimes. At the same time, external actors such as Russia, China and Iran are positioning the pink galaxy in the geopolitical power struggle against Western democracies.
This paper offers for the first time an overview of the actors, objectives, allies and forms of action of the pink galaxy and sheds light on its influence on democracy in Latin America.