Democratizing the State
Social Accountability and Social Control Regimes in Mexico and Brazil
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Beschreibung
Democratic institution-building experiences, innovative forms of social organization, and the development of multiple state-society interfaces represent a significant political phenomenon in Latin America in the last half-century. By comparing the two largest countries of the subcontinent, Brazil and Mexico, Democratizing the State examines social accountability and social control regimes. These regimes are conceived configurations of relationships between actors, organizational structures, norms, and resources, all arranged in a stable and institutionalized manner to exert social control over state actors and functions. The book addresses the contrasting characteristics and different functions through which the citizenry and civil society exert control over state action in both countries. Characterizing these experiences broadly as regimes is novel and enlightening regarding the work of practitioners and scholars on political participation, social accountability, and democracy in the global South and the global North.
Autor*in
Ernesto Isunza Vera
Themen in »Democratizing the State«
Demokratie Lateinamerika Brasilien Mexiko Partizipatorische Demokratie Politische Vertretung Politische Beteiligung Verantwortlichkeit Democracy Latin America Brazil Mexico Participatory Democracy Political Participation Political Representation