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Participatory Democracy versus Elitist Democracy: Lessons from Brazil - Softcover

Nylen, W.; Dodd, L.

 
9781349527281: Participatory Democracy versus Elitist Democracy: Lessons from Brazil
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1349527289 ISBN 13: 9781349527281
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

William Nylen begins by discussing North Americans' love-hate relationship with politics and politicians, then shows how Brazilians feel the same way (as do many citizens of democracies throughout the world). He argues that this is so because contemporary democracies have increasingly trickled up and away from so-called 'average citizens'. We now live in a world of 'Elitist Democracies' essentially constructed of, by and for moneyed, well-connected and ethically-challenged elites. Fortunately, there are alternatives, and that's where Brazil offers valuable lessons. Experiments in local-level participatory democracy, put into practice in Brazil by the Workers Party show both the promise and the practical limitations of efforts to promote 'popular participation' and citizen empowerment.

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WILLIAM NYLEN is Professor of Latin American Studies at Stetson University, USA.

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Verlag
Palgrave Macmillan
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1349527289
ISBN 13 
9781349527281
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
268
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