Brazilian Voter: Mass Politics in Democratic Transition, 1974–1986

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mettenheim, Kurt von, 1957- author.

Series:

Pitt Latin American series.

Pitt Latin American series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--Brazil.

Political participation.

Elections--Brazil.

Elections.

Brazil--Politics and government--1964-1985.

Brazil.

Brazil--Politics and government--1985-2002.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (308 p.)

Place of Publication:

University of Pittsburgh Press 1995

Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995.

Summary:

The dramatic transition from military to civilian rule in Brazil between 1974 and 1985 raises critical questions about voters, competitive party politics, and democracy at the end of the twentieth century. This book argues that whereas military government stifled democratic activity, public opinion quickly revived when the military liberalized electoral politics in 1974. Voters rapidly aligned themselves with parties for and against military government, acquired new views on major issues, judged leaders by their performance and policies, and grounded their beliefs in concepts of social justice. Kurt von Mettenheim examines how Brazilian voters make choices and cast their ballots runs counter to long-held liberal theories about how democracy works.

Contents:

1. Brazilian Voters, Party Development, and Passive Democratization

2. The First Party System: Political Clans, Provincial Accords, and Parliamentary Monarchy, 1822-1889

3. Devolution in the Second Party System: Oligarchs, Single State Parties, and Gubernatorial Federalism in the Old Republic, 1889-1930

4. Mass Inclusion in the Third Party System: Populism and Patronage in Party Development and Passive Democratization, 1945-1964

5. Toward the Fourth Party System: Plebiscitarian Appeals, Patronage Machines, and Mass Party Politics, 1974-1989

6. Plebiscitarian Appeals and Patronage Machines: The Development of Party Images and Partisanship

7. Plebiscitarian Issues and Local Concerns

8. Government Performance and Accountability Voting

9. Participation: Corporatism, Civil Society Empowerment, or Electoral Politics in Mass Society?

10. Perceptions of Democracy and Democratic Institutions.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-289) and index.

ISBN:

9780822977148

0822977141