Title: Civil society's claims to political representation in Brazil

Authors: Houtzager, Peter P. and Gurza Lavalle, Adrian

Place: [Dordrecht etc.]

Publisher: Springer

Year: 2010

Journal: Studies in comparative international development

Volume: vol. 45, issue 1

PAGE: 1--29

Subject: Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Keywords: elections, political representation, social aspects, governance, civil society, brazil

Abstract: Civil society is laying claim to political representation in contemporary democracies. Using original data from Sمo Paulo, Brazil, the need for constructing novel notions of representative legitimacy is examined based on electoral, membership, identity, mediation, proximity, and service arguments.

URL: http://www2.ids.ac.uk/gdr/cfs/pdfs/CivilSociety%27sClaims_Houtzager-GurzaLavalle.pdf

Document type: E-article