Engaging Citizens in Governance: Lessons from Brazil바카라 사이트™s Democratic Experiments
Abstract
In the two decades since military rule ended in Brazil, there has been a remarkable flowering of new democratic practices and spaces for participation. Brazil바카라 사이트™s 1988 바카라 사이트˜Citizens바카라 사이트™ Constitution바카라 사이트™ created the legal basis for some of the world바카라 사이트™s most progressive democratic institutions. Democratic innovations such as participatory budgeting (orçamento participativo) have brought Brazil to the forefront of debates on tackling democratic deficits through participatory governance. Brazil바카라 사이트™s social movements and left-wing political parties have played an active part in this process of democratisation, engaging citizens in making demands on the state and claiming their rights, and promoting new, expanded understandings of citizenship and democracy. This briefing discusses Brazil's experiences with participation in governance, and what lessons may be offered to other countries.
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