Democracy on a Tightrope
Politics and Bureaucracy in Brazil
| dc.contributor.author | Abramovay, Pedro | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lotta, Gabriela | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-02-10T12:53:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-02-10T12:53:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://oapen-dev.siscern.org/handle/20.500.12657/108605 | |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | |
| dc.language | English | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHK History of the Americas | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHB General and world history | |
| dc.subject.classification | thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPH Political structure and processes::JPHV Political structures: democracy | |
| dc.subject.other | Brazil | |
| dc.subject.other | Democracy | |
| dc.subject.other | Bureaucracy | |
| dc.subject.other | Politics | |
| dc.subject.other | Meritocracy | |
| dc.subject.other | Technocracy | |
| dc.subject.other | Public policy | |
| dc.subject.other | Governance | |
| dc.subject.other | Participation | |
| dc.subject.other | Inequality | |
| dc.subject.other | State reform | |
| dc.subject.other | Civil service | |
| dc.subject.other | Institutional power | |
| dc.subject.other | Lula | |
| dc.subject.other | Operation Carwash | |
| dc.subject.other | Administrative reform | |
| dc.subject.other | Transparency | |
| dc.subject.other | Social justice | |
| dc.title | Democracy on a Tightrope | |
| dc.title.alternative | Politics and Bureaucracy in Brazil | |
| dc.type | book | |
| oapen.identifier.doi | 10.5117/9789633867815 | |
| oapen.relation.isPublishedBy | 5427f84f-0815-48ff-aac8-56f6200fccab | |
| oapen.relation.isbn | 9789633867839 | |
| oapen.relation.isbn | 9789633867822 | |
| oapen.imprint | Central European University Press | |
| oapen.pages | 168 |
