Negotiating Democracy in Brazil: The Politics of Exclusion

Authors

Bernd Reiter, University of South FloridaFollow

Document Type

Book

Publication Date

10-2008

Abstract

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.

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Negotiating Democracy in Brazil: The Politics of Exclusion, Lynne Rienner Publishers, 171 p.

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Reiter, Bernd, "Negotiating Democracy in Brazil: The Politics of Exclusion" (2008). Government and International Affairs Faculty Publications. 5.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/gia_facpub/5