Social and political transitions during the left turn in Latin America Social and political transitions in Latin America : from the left turns rise to its decline Daniel S. Leon Carolina Rozo Higuera Karen Silva Torres Radical left wing political regimes in the context of the Latin American left turn Radek Buben and Jan Němec The return of Mano Dura in Venezuela : the political economy of transitions in urban security policies since 1950 Daniel S. Leon Education labor and inequality in Ecuador 2006 2016 : building social convergence Ernesto Nieto Carrillo Archives memory and human rights : the right to truth and the right to tell in Colombian policies and memory initiatives Carolina Rozo Higuera Transformations in the Colombian migration regime amidst the Venezuelan migration crisis : an introduction to the analysis of the refugee category Maria Gabriela Trompetero Vicent Transitions of university autonomy in Ecuador : from market heteronomy to responsible autonomy Rina Pazos and Jorge Fabara Peronism is a sentiment : affect and ideology in Argentine populism Julia Fierman The nexus between social movements and transition : insights from the Bolivian TIPNIS conflict Maximilian Görgens Political violence and religious change in Ayacucho Peru : reconciliation and forgiveness as local mechanisms among evangelical conflict survivors Ariane Kovac From victimization to political action Understanding the (un)existing political participation of Central American immigrants in Mexico Indi Carolina Kryg Hirschman revisited : exit voice and loyalty in the Venezuelan crisis Stiven Tremaria Seven theses on the refeudalization of Latin America Olaf Kaltmeier Liminal transition processes in Latin America Carolina Rozo Higuera Daniel S. Leon and Karen Silva Torres. Social and Political Transitions During the Left Turn in Latin America provides fourteen contributions to understand from a multidisciplinary perspective processes of socio political reconfigurations in the region from the early 2000s to the mid 2010s. The Left Turn was the regional shift to left of center governments and social movements that sought to replace the neoliberal policies of the 1990s. This volume aims to answer the overarching research question: how do state and societal (national and transnational) actors trigger and shape processes of political and socio economic transitions in Latin America from the rise to the decline of the Left Turn. The book presents case studies in which transitions are moments of change and uncertainty which one cannot predict their definitive outcomes. The various case studies presented in the book place actors and processes in specific historical and socio political contexts which are influenced directly or indirectly by the historical trajectory of Latin Americas Left Turn. This book is essential reading for students and scholars of Social and Political History Latin American History and those interested in the social and political developments in Latin America more broadly