04758nam 2200733Ia 450 991079093850332120200520144314.01-299-31179-21-4008-3081-810.1515/9781400830817(CKB)2550000001255556(EBL)1119109(OCoLC)836406019(SSID)ssj0000942192(PQKBManifestationID)11967112(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000942192(PQKBWorkID)10971994(PQKB)11275756(OCoLC)835162005(MdBmJHUP)muse36505(DE-B1597)446678(OCoLC)979632047(DE-B1597)9781400830817(Au-PeEL)EBL1119109(CaPaEBR)ebr10674441(CaONFJC)MIL462429(MiAaPQ)EBC1119109(EXLCZ)99255000000125555620070228d2008 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrPartisan publics[electronic resource] communication and contention across Brazilian youth activist networks /Ann MischeCourse BookPrinceton, NJ ;Woodstock Princeton University Pressc20081 online resource (456 p.)Princeton Studies in Cultural Sociology ;41Description based upon print version of record.0-691-14104-5 0-691-12494-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [391]-413) and index.Front matter --Contents --List of Figures --List of Tables --Abbreviations --Acknowledgments --PROLOGUE. Exploring Brazilian Youth Activism --PART ONE Institutional Intersections --CHAPTER ONE. Communication and Mediation in Contentious Publics --CHAPTER TWO. Leadership in the Intersections --CHAPTER THREE. Activist Cohorts and Trajectories, 1977 to 1996 --CHAPTER FOUR. Partisan Bridging in Early Student and Catholic Activism --CHAPTER FIVE. Civic Mediation in the 1992 Impeachment Movement --PART TWO. Contentious Communication --CHAPTER SIX. Modes of Communication in Institutionalized Publics --CHAPTER SEVEN. Defensive Publics in University Settings --CHAPTER EIGHT. Challenger Publics and Stylistic Innovation --CHAPTER NINE. Partisan Dramaturgy and the Breakdown of Publics --CHAPTER TEN. Conclusion: Parties and Publics --Methodological Appendix --Notes --References --IndexDuring the 1980's and 1990's, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after twenty years of military dictatorship, experiencing financial crises, corruption scandals, political protest, and intense electoral contention. In the midst of this turmoil, Ann Mische argues in this remarkable book, youth activists of various stripes played a vital and unrecognized role, contributing new forms of political talk and action to Brazil's emerging democracy. Drawing upon extensive and rich ethnography as well as formal network analysis, Mische tracks the lives of young activists through intersecting political networks, including student movements, church-based activism, political parties, nongovernmental organizations, and business and professional organizations. She probes the problems and possibilities they encountered in combining partisan activism with other kinds of civic involvement. In documenting activists' struggles to develop cross-partisan publics of various kinds, Mische explores the distinct styles of communication and leadership that emerged across organizations and among individuals. Drawing on the ideas of Habermas, Gramsci, Dewey, and Machiavelli, Partisan Publics highlights political communication styles and the forms of mediation and leadership they give rise to--for democratic politics in Brazil and elsewhere. Insightful in its discussion of culture, methodology, and theory, Partisan Publics argues that partisanship can play a significant role in civic life, helping to build relations and institutions in an emerging democracy.Princeton studies in cultural sociology.YouthPolitical activityBrazilStudent movementsBrazilPolitical participationBrazilBrazilPolitics and government1985-2002YouthPolitical activityStudent movementsPolitical participation322.40835098115.85bcl73.79bclMische Ann1558056MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790938503321Partisan publics3822144UNINA