{"product_id":"democracy-and-the-public-space-in-latin-america-9780691090887","title":"Democracy and the Public Space in Latin America","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA study of the emergence of democracy in Latin America. It shows that traditional theories of democratization fall short in explaining this phenomenon. It argues that democracy can be far more inclusive and can rely on a sphere of autonomous association and argument by citizens.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Leonardo Avritzer has written the most ambitious and important contribution to the literature on democratization in Latin America that this reviewer has read in the last several years... [E]xemplary of the best of contemporary political science writing.\"--William M. Nylen, Latin American Politics \u0026amp; Society \"Leonardo Avritzer has written the most ambitious and important contribution to the literature on democratization in Latin America that this reviewer has read in the last several years... [A] fine example of social science scholarship.\"--William M. Nylen, Latin American Politics and Society\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS v  INTRODUCTION 3  ONE. Democratic Theory and Democratization 11  TWO. Democratic Theory and the Formation of a Public Sphere 36  THREE. Democracy and the Latin American Tadition 55  FOUR. The Transformation of the Latin American Public Space 77  FIVE. Democratization in Latin America  The Conflict between Public Practices and the Logic of Political Society 103  SIX. Participatory Publics in Brazil and Mexico  The Compatibility of Public Deliberation and Complex Administration 135  SEVEN. Concluding Remarks on the Democratizing Role of Participatory Publics 165  NOTES 171  REFERENCES 185  INDEX 199","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359104172375,"sku":"9780691090887","price":36.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691090887.jpg?v=1754123603","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/democracy-and-the-public-space-in-latin-america-9780691090887","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}