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The making and unmaking of a democratic space
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posted on 2023-06-09, 06:45 authored by Andrea CornwallNarratives of civil society participation often paint an overly rosy picture of engaged citizens enlivening democratic deliberation and democratizing decision-making. In this chapter, I draw on ethnographic research in a “new democratic space” in north-eastern Brazil to explore the politics of institutionalized civil society participation in health governance. Told in three instalments, this chapter traces the biography of a participatory health council through different periods of membership, leadership and local government administrations. In doing so, I juxtapose the normative assumptions of narratives of civil society with the politics and dynamics of participation in this particular political, cultural and social context.
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Duke University PressPage range
63-80Pages
386.0Book title
Beyond civil society: activism, participation, and protest in Latin AmericaPlace of publication
USAISBN
9780822363071Department affiliated with
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Millie Thayer, Jeffrey W Rubin, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Agustín Laó-Montes, Sonia E AlvarezLegacy Posted Date
2017-06-16Usage metrics
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