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Building Transnational Networks
Building Transnational Networks tells the story of how a broad group of civil society organizations came together to contest free trade negotiations in the Americas. Based on research in Brazil, Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada, it offers a full hemispheric analysis of the creation of civil society networks as they engaged in the politics of trade. The author demonstrates that most effective transnational actors are the ones with strong domestic roots and that 'southern' organizations occupy key nodes in trade networks. The fragility of activist networks stems from changes in the domestic political context as well as from characteristics of the organizations, the networks, or the actions they undertake. These findings advance and suggest new understandings of transnational collective action.
Modern Brazil
The first social history examining all aspects of Brazil's radical transition from a predominantly rural society to an urban one.
Deepening Local Democracy in Latin America
The resurgence of the Left in Latin America over the past decade has been so notable that it has been called “the Pink Tide.” In recent years, regimes with leftist leaders have risen to power in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela. What does this trend portend for the deepening of democracy in the region? Benjamin Goldfrank has been studying the development of participatory democracy in Latin America for many years, and this book represents the culmination of his empirical investigations in Brazil, Uruguay, and Venezuela. In order to understand why participatory democracy has succeeded better in some countries than in others, he examines the efforts in urban areas that have been undertaken in the cities of Porto Alegre, Montevideo, and Caracas. His findings suggest that success is related, most crucially, to how nationally centralized political authority is and how strongly institutionalized the opposition parties are in the local arenas.
Inventing Local Democracy
Abers (political science, Center for Public Policy Research, U. of Brasília, Brazil) provides a close study of innovative city government in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Led by the Workers' Party, the city implemented a participatory budget program in which residents meet in their neighborhoods to determine budget priorities. Taking place in a city long dominated by patronage politics and elite rule, the story is both a sociopolitical study of the impact that state- sponsored participatory forums can have on civil society and a contribution to the theory and practical possibilities of participatory democracy.--
The Left in the City
The Left in the City explores examples of the left in local and state government from across the continent, from Mexico to Uruguay, and examines its successes and failures in government.
Políticas territoriais na Amazônia
A autora analisa as políticas públicas para a Amazônia desde a década de 1970, resgatando o movimento engajado nesses trinta anos. Aprofunda-se na transição para os anos 2000, esmiuçando as contradições entre os discursos e a realidade prática dos investimentos públicos. Capítulos específicos tratam dos programas de governo e de um dos maiores programas multilaterais implantados depois da Conferência do Rio: o Programa Piloto de Proteção das Florestas Tropicais do Brasil (PPG7).
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Agricultura familiar e práticas sociais
O cenário sempre desafiador para as formas de agricultura e ruralidades brasileiras, dentre elas, o da estruturação empresarial e da emergência de tipos de agricultura familiar, que anteriormente foram desfavorecidos, passa a ser objeto de Políticas Públicas no Brasil, como aponta a literatura especializada. Isso nos interpela para a compreensão e o desvendar desses distintos grupos, das tecnologias utilizadas, do uso dos recursos naturais, nas relações com a terra, o trabalho, o mercado e a família, entre outros, no intuito de contribuir para a construção e implementação de políticas públicas reestruturadas às realidades rurais. Assim, buscou-se compreender as práticas soc...
Direito urbanístico
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Laudo multidisciplinar em conflito socioambiental
O livro apresenta uma prática de pesquisa, ensino e extensão, realizada a partir de 2002 e revisitada quase duas décadas depois, agora em sua segunda edição. Envolve um diálogo entre ciências exatas e ciências humanas, com contribuições da biologia, direito, engenharia agrícola, geografia e sociologia. O pioneirismo do empreendimento, que pode ser sintetizado no Laudo Interdisciplinar em Conflito Socioambiental, revela o esforço para compreender as múltiplas dimensões de um conflito agrário-ambiental.
