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Book SynopsisDuring the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after 20 years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, political protest and electoral contention. This work argues that youth activists of various stripes played a vital role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy.
Trade ReviewHonorable Mention for the 2009 Book Award, Section on Political Sociology, American Sociological Association "Partisan Publics is a remarkable book. It will make a mark in sociology, political science, and Latin American studies. It is smartly written, subtle, and packs an important theoretical punch."--Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Mobilization "I found Mische's qualitative analyses particularly enlightening and refreshing... This book is a valuable addition to the social movements literature, as well as several allied literatures."--D. B. Tindall, Canadian Journal of Sociology "Partisan Publics is based on a truly multimethod research design... By threading narratives of individual activists through the book, Mische effectively uses the individual biographies to illuminate the overall movement and national history... There is much to be gained by comparing Mische's findings to classical classical research in the social movement's literature."--Catherine Corrigall-Brown, Contemporary Sociology
Table of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xi Abbreviations xiii Acknowledgments xix Prologue: Exploring Brazilian Youth Activism 1 Part One: Institutional Intersections 15 Chapter 1: Communication and Mediation in Contentious Publics 17 Chapter 2: Leadership in the Intersections 35 Chapter 3: Activist Cohorts and Trajectories, 1977 to 1996 56 Chapter 4: Partisan Bridging in Early Student and Catholic Activism 97 Chapter 5: Civic Mediation in the 1992 Impeachment Movement 134 Part Two: Contentious Communication 181 Chapter 6: Modes of Communication in Institutionalized Publics 183 Chapter 7: Defensive Publics in University Settings 213 Chapter 8: Challenger Publics and Stylistic Innovation 239 Chapter 9: Partisan Dramaturgy and the Breakdown of Publics 287 Chapter 10: Conclusion: Parties and Publics 338 Methodological Appendix 361 Notes 367 References 391 Index 415
