The XXI century socialism in the context of the new Latin American left

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to present an analytical approach of the self-proclaimed "new
socialism of the XXI Century" in the context of the transformations undertaken by the so-called
"Bolivarian revolution" and its implementation in Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador and Bolivia. This
model of the state is based on a revolutionary socialism that is based on an authoritarian regime, a
strongman and populist. The reforms undertaken by taking as a reference the ideology of XXI century socialism in these countries were characterized by an intensification of the process of transformation of the state structure and the relations between the state and society, continuing with the nationalization of sectors of the economy, the recentring of the political apparatus of State administration and the sustained loss of autonomy of public powers in favor of the Government of the day. However, in the last four years in some countries where it has been implemented the socialism of the XXI Century, the civilian population has been demonstrating against this type of regime due to the rampant corruption, the deplorable implementation of public policies and for the constant violations of fundamental rights.