Routledge Handbook of Brazilian Politics

<p></p><p>With contributions from leading international scholars this <i>Handbook </i>offers the most rigorous and up-to-date analyses of virtually every aspect of Brazilian politics including inequality environmental politics foreign policy economic policy making social policy and human rights. The<em> Handbook</em> is divided into three major sections: Part 1 focuses on mass behavior while Part 2 moves to representation and Part 3 treats political economy and policy. The <i>Handbook </i>proffers five chapters on mass politics focusing on corruption participation gender race and religion; three chapters on civil society assessing social movements grass-roots participation and lobbying; seven chapters focusing on money and campaigns federalism retrospective voting partisanship ideology the political right and negative partisanship; five chapters on coalitional presidentialism participatory institutions judicial politics and the political character of the bureaucracy and eight chapters on inequality the environment foreign policy economic and industrial policy social programs and human rights.</p><p></p><p>This <i>Handbook </i>is an essential resource for students researchers and all those looking to understand contemporary Brazilian politics.</p><p></p>