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Participatory Citizenship and Crisis in Contemporary Brazil

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  • Addresses the key challenges for participatory democracy in contemporary Brazil
  • Analyzes governance and citizen rights in the context of the current right-wing government
  • Contributes to a wider study of governance and citizen rights

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​This book discusses the issues of citizen rights, governance and political crisis in Brazil. The project has a focus on “citizenship in times of crisis,” i.e., seeking to understand how citizenship rights have changed since the Brazilian political and economic crisis that started in 2014. Building on theories of citizenship and governance, the author examines policy-based evidence on the retractions of participatory rights, which are consequence of a stagnant economic scenario and the re-organization of conservative sectors. This work will appeal to scholarly audiences interested in citizenship, Brazilian politics, and Latin American policy and governance.

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“This up-to-date and well-written book provides indispensable insights into Brazilian politics today. In particular, the book offers an essential analysis of the impact of the political changes of the 2000s and 2010s on Brazil’s participatory democracy. Highly recommended for anyone with an interest in Latin American politics”. (Marieke Riethof, University of Liverpool, UK)

“What has happened in the biggest world laboratory of democratic innovations? Valesca Lima’s book provides a timely and well documented answer to this question by exploring in depth the role of participatory institutions during the Workers Party government and after the impeachment to Dilma.” (Yanina Welp, University of Zurich, Switzerland)

 

Authors and Affiliations

  • Maynooth University, Dublin, Ireland

    Valesca Lima

About the author

Valesca Lima is Research Fellow at Maynooth University Social Sciences Institute (MUSSI) / School of Sociology, Maynooth University, Ireland. Her research interests focus on governance, democratic innovations, housing policies, social movements and Latin American politics. Her most recent publications included contributions to the journals Social Movements Studies and Third World Quarterly

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