Political Liberalization in Brazil: Dynamics, Dilemmas, and Future Prospects

ISBN-13: 9780367298920 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 272 str.

Wayne A. Selcher

Opis

This book presents an analytical evaluation of the process of political liberalization, starting in the latter part of the Geisel presidency, emphasizing the period of President Joao Figueiredo. It provides a comprehensive analysis based on the ongoing studies of Brazil's political opening.

Spis treści

Introduction -- From Moment to Moment: The Political Transition in Brazil, 1977–1981 -- Contradictions, Dilemmas, and Actors in Brazil’s Abertura, 1979–1985 -- The Brazilian Congress: From Abertura to New Republic -- The Changing Political Discourse in Brazil, 1964–1985 -- Transitions Through Transaction: Democratization in Brazil and Spain -- Brazil’s Political Future

O autorze

Wayne A. Selcher is College Professor of International Studies at Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania. He is the editor of Brazil in the International System: The Rise of a Middle Power (Westview, 1981).