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The limits to citizen power : participatory democracy and the entanglements of the state / Victor Albert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Albert, Victor, author.
- Series:
- Anthropology, culture, and society.
- Anthropology, Culture and Society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political participation--Brazil--Santo André (São Paulo).
- Political participation.
- Democratization--Brazil.
- Democratization.
- Santo André (São Paulo, Brazil)--Politics and government.
- Santo André (São Paulo, Brazil).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (225 pages) : illustrations, tables.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Pluto Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- A critical engagement with citizen participation, state power and the difficulties of realising the principles of participatory democracy.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Tables and Figures
- List of Abbreviations
- Series Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Democratisation, Reform and Participation in Brazil
- 2. Rituals and Ritualisation
- 3. Participatory Budgeting: Ritualisations of Petitioning and Power
- 4. Embedded Participatory Institutions: The Urban Development Council and the Housing Council
- 5. Shared Practices, Contrasting Ideologies
- 6. Backstage
- Conclusion: Reimagining Participatory Democracy
- Notes
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed June 29, 2016).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78371-797-1
- OCLC:
- 951977802
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