voice and consequence Cameron, Maxwell A. 1961- editor Hershberg, Eric editor Sharpe, Kenneth E. 1945- editor nyu New York Palgrave Macmillan 2012 eng xiv, 263 p. : ill. ; 23 cm The proliferation of new mechanisms for participation in Latin American democracies and considers the relationship between direct participation and the consolidation of representative institutions based on traditional electoral conceptions of democracy. Encompassing case studies of Bolivia, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Uruguay, and Venezuela, the book draws on original fieldwork to assess how institutions operate in practice, thus illuminating the conditions under which direct participation enhances broader aims of democratic participation. In so doing, it conveys fresh perspectives on the quality of democracy in Latin America today and about future prospects for deepening democratic citizenship.--Ršum ďe l'ďiteur. 1. Voice and Consequence: Direct Participation and Democracy in Latin America; Maxwell A. Cameron, Eric Hershberg and Kenneth E. Sharpe 2. We're Either Burned or Frozen Out:' Society and Party Systems in Latin American Municipal Development Councils (Nicaragua, Venezuela, Mexico and Brazil); Gisela Zaremberg 3. Participation as Representation: Democratic Policymaking in Brazil; Thamy Pogrebinschi 4. Constrained Participation: The Impact of Consultative Councils on National-Level Policy in Mexico; Felipe J. Hevia de la Jara and Ernesto Isunza Vera 5. Learning to Be 'Better Democrats'? The Role of Informal Practices in Brazilian Participatory Budgeting Experiences; Francoise Montambeault 6. The Possibilities and Limits of Politicized Participation: Community Councils, Coproduction, and Poder Popular in Chavez's Venezuela; Michael M. McCarthy 7. Direct Democracy in Venezuela and Uruguay: New Voices, Old Practices; Alicia Lissidini 8. Participation and Representation in Oaxaca, Mexico's Customary Law Elections: Normative Debates and Lessons for Latin American Multiculturalism; Todd A. Eisenstadt and Jennifer Yelle 9. Democratic Diversity in Bolivia: Between Representation, Participation and Self-Government; Jose Luis Exeni R. 10. Institutionalized Voice in Latin American Democracies; Maxwell A. Cameron and Kenneth E. Sharpe edited by Maxwell A. Cameron, Eric Hershberg, and Kenneth E. Sharpe. Participación política América Latina Democracia América Latina Gobierno local América Latina Cultura política América Latina América Latina Política y gobierno JL 966 N532 2012 323.042098 9781137270573 1137270578 271020 20230411090708.0 spa