Civil society, participatory institutions, and representation: From authorization to the legitimacy of action

In democratic Brazil, political participation has been characterized by the enlargement of civil society's presence in public policies. Such presence generated a series of institutions with the participation of civil society and state actors in the areas of social welfare, health and urban poli...

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Main Authors: Leonardo Avritzer, Ana Carolina Ogando
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2008-01-01
Series:Dados: Revista de Ciências Sociais
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Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0011-52582008000100006&lng=en&tlng=en