Hernán F. Gómez Bruera

Lula, the Workers' Party and the Governability Dilemma in Brazil (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Tracing back the trajectory of Brazilian Workers' Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores - PT), Hernán F. Gómez Bruera explores how holding national executive public office contributed decisively to a pragmatic shift away from the party's radical redistributive and participatory platform, earning the approbation of international audiences and criticisms of domestic progressives. Touching on multiple dimensions, from economic policy and land reform to social policy, this book offers a distinct explanation as to why progressive parties of mass-based origin shift to the center over time and alter their relationships with their allies in civil society. Written in a clear and accessible style and featuring an enormous wealth of firsthand accounts from party leaders at all levels and within different factions, Gómez Bruera offers much needed new insights into why progressive parties alter their discourses and strategies when they occupy executive public office.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135050085
• Artikelnr.: 39166988

Autorenporträt

Hernán F. Gómez Bruera has a PhD from the Institute of Development Studies, at the University of Sussex, with and academic interest on Latin American and Brazilian politics, progressive parties and social movements. His first two books are Desde el Sur (Altamira, Buenos Aires) and Conversaciones sobre el Hambre: Brasil y el derecho a la alimentación (CEDRSA, México). He has worked as a consultant for international organizations, as a political analyst and as a freelance journalist.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The challenge of governability for progressive parties
Part I: The PT before Lula 2. The formative phase of the PT and its
socio-political field 3. Moving towards the state: the reconfiguration of
the PT field 4. Social and elite-centred strategies at work: The PT in
sub-national executive office Part II: The Lula Years 5. Political
governability under Lula: The elite-centred perspective in ascendancy
6. From the "Lula Monster" to an icon of the "responsible Left" 7.
Participation without counter-hegemony 8. Securing social governability:
Dealing with allies in civil society 9. Accomplishments within the balance
of forces 10. Final Remarks