Negotiating Democracy in Brazil : : The Politics of Exclusion / / Bernd Reiter.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Reiter, Bernd,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2009
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (171 p.)

Do societal inequalities limit the effectiveness of democratic regimes? And if so, why? And how? Addressing this question, Bernd Reiter focuses on the role of societal dynamics in undermining democracy in Brazil. Reiter explores the ways in which race, class, and gender in Brazil structure a society that is deeply divided between the included and the excluded—and where much of the population falls into the latter category. Tracing the mechanisms of the profound cultural resistance to genuine democratization that he finds dominant among the elite, his theoretically and empirically rich analysis offers an alternative way of understanding both the nature of Brazilian democracy and the democratization process throughout Latin America.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. What’s Wrong with Brazilian Democracy? -- 3. The Historical Roots of Inclusion -- 4. Education and the Transfer of Privilege -- 5. The Domestication of the Excluded -- 6. Civil Society as Civilized Society -- 7. The Limits to Citizen Participation -- 8. The Political Class and the Persistence of Paternalism -- 9. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book