Participatory Democracy versus Elitist Democracy: Lessons from Brazil
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Participatory Democracy versus Elitist Democracy: Lessons from Brazil

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  2. English
  3. PDF
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eBook - PDF

Participatory Democracy versus Elitist Democracy: Lessons from Brazil

About this book

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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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2015
eBook ISBN
9781403980304
Print ISBN
9781403963062
Subtopic
North American History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface and Acknowledgments
  4. Foreword
  5. Chapter 1 Elitist Democracy, Civic Disengagement, and Citizen Politics in the United States
  6. Chapter 2 Elitist Democracy, Civic Disengagement, and Citizen Politics in Brazil
  7. Chapter 3 Participatory Democracy in Theory
  8. Chapter 4 Participatory Democracy in Practice—Brazil’s Workers’ Party and the Participatory Budget
  9. Chapter 5 The Orçamento Participativo in Betim, Minas Gerais
  10. Chapter 6 Examining the Claims of Proponents of the Participatory Budget
  11. Chapter 7 Examining the Claims of Critics of the Participatory Budget
  12. Chapter 8 Administering the Participatory Budget—Ideology and Dedication
  13. Conclusion: Participatory Democracy versus Elitist Democracy—Lessons from Brazil
  14. Notes
  15. Annex 1 Questionnaire for Delegates and Councilors of the Participatory Budget, 1998
  16. Annex 2 Characteristics of 1998 OP Delegates (Respondents) in Betim and Belo Horizonte
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index

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