Democracy on a Tightrope
Politics and Bureaucracy in Brazil
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Product details:
- Edition number 1
- Publisher Central European University Press
- Date of Publication 15 December 2025
- ISBN 9789633867815
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages168 pages
- Size 210x135 mm
- Weight 666 g
- Language English 700
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Democracy on a Tightrope explores the complex relationship between politics and bureaucracy in Brazil’s democratic development since the 1988 Constitution.
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Democracy on a Tightrope explores the complex relationship between politics and bureaucracy in Brazil’s democratic development since the 1988 Constitution. Drawing from academic research and firsthand government experience, Pedro Abramovay and Gabriela Lotta examine how technocracy, meritocracy, and institutional power can both support and undermine democratic governance. Through vivid case studies—from drug policy to the Internet Bill of Rights—the book reveals how balancing political legitimacy with bureaucratic expertise is essential to building an inclusive, participatory democracy that resists authoritarian drift.
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Translators’ Note Introduction: The Engine of Democracy PART I. Politics and Bureaucracy Chapter 1. The Fetishization of Meritocracy Chapter 2. Old and New Patterns of Relations between the State and Society in Brazil Chapter 3. Administrative Reform under Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Luiz Inácio da Silva PART II. Democracy Struggling to Balance: Bureaucracy Overrides Politics Chapter 4. The Access to Information Law Chapter 5. The Battisti Case PART III. Democracy Struggling to Balance: Bureaucratic Disdain for Politics Chapter 6. Drug Policy Chapter 7. The ENCCLA Anti-Corruption Network and Operation Carwash PART IV. Democracy Striking a Balance: Politics and Bureaucracy Foster Democracy Chapter 8. The Thinking About the Law Initiative Chapter 9. The Statute of Indigenous Peoples Chapter 10. The Dry Law Chapter 11. The Internet Bill of Rights Conclusions Acknowledgements Glossary Bibliography Supplementary Reading Index
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