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

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...

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