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Decentralization and Subnational Politics in Latin America
Is it always true that decentralization reforms put more power in the hands of governors and mayors? In post-developmental Latin America, the surprising answer to this question is no. In fact, a variety of outcomes are possible, depending largely on who initiates the reforms, how they are initiated, and in what order they are introduced. Tulia G. Falleti draws on extensive fieldwork, in-depth interviews, archival records, and quantitative data to explain the trajectories of decentralization processes and their markedly different outcomes in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. In her analysis, she develops a sequential theory and method that are successful in explaining this counterintuitive result. Her research contributes to the literature on path dependence and institutional evolution and will be of interest to scholars of decentralization, federalism, subnational politics, intergovernmental relations, and Latin American politics.
Building Participatory Institutions in Latin America
Explains how and why some national mandates for participatory policymaking develop into powerful institutions for citizen engagement.
Status and the Rise of Brazil
This book explores the evolution of Brazilian foreign relations in the last fifteen years, with a focus on continuities and change. The volume tackles three sets of themes: diplomacy and diplomatic culture, international security and international development cooperation. Central to these themes is how they all relate to Brazil’s international status, and its quest for higher standing. The authors draw on a wide variety of methodologies to grapple with the subject matter, from diplomatic history to international sociology and postcolonial studies. The result is a combination of different approaches that seek to account for the foreign relations of Brazil.
Social Policy Expansion in Latin America
This book provides a novel explanation of widespread social policy expansion in Latin America beginning in the 1990s.
Medicina no Brasil imperial
O livro guia o leitor pelos caminhos do pensamento médico brasileiro no século XIX e as origens da medicina tropical no país. Mais especificamente, fala da gênese da parasitologia helmintológica (estudo de vermes parasitas) e mostra como esse novo saber se legitimou e foi incorporado às práticas de diagnóstico, tratamento e profilaxia de doenças. Analisa as disputas em torno dessa legitimação, onde a helmintologia médica se confrontava com a climatologia - que associava as doenças às peculiaridades do clima e às características naturais do Brasil. Mostra como a helmintologia médica contribuiu para a corrosão da climatologia, embora esse processo tenha sido marcado tanto por rupturas como por continuidades, na medida em que, a princípio, não se tratava de saberes incomensuráveis. Como se lê desde o prefácio, "os inovadores não queriam vencer, mas convencer".
Explaining Institutional Change
The essays in this book contribute to emerging debates in political science and sociology on institutional change, providing a theoretical framework and empirical applications.
Reasoning Against Madness
Examines the emergence of Brazilian psychiatry during a period of national regeneration, demonstrating how sociopolitical negotiations can shape psychiatric professionalization
Clementino Fraga Filho
Esta reunião de temas, abordados com base no depoimento do médico Clementino Fraga Filho, pretende fazer com que o leitor reflita sobre a evolução da medicina e do ensino das ciências biomédicas. Além do depoimento, o livro traz informações, documentos e imagens fotográficas que buscam apresentar a história da medicina no Brasil, particularmente no Rio de Janeiro.
The Biopolitics of Beauty
The eugenesis of beauty -- Plastic governmentality -- The circulation of beauty -- Hope, affect, mobility -- The raciology of beauty -- Cosmetic citizens
Learning from Empire
Internationalisation of medical knowledge, its circulation and implementation through colonial institutions have played a significant role in combating diseases of public health importance. With contributions from reputed faculty and researchers, this volume examines the dynamics of circulation of medical knowledge and the creation of webs of empire through medical curiosities, medical and architectural knowledge, medical manuscripts, African agency, medical ideas and management of diseases, surgical and anatomical knowledge and a collective scientific enterprise in translating ‘local’ to ‘universal’ paradigms of practice.
