The Legislature of Brazil
This book develops a critical analysis of the Brazilian legislature, specifically the role of its lower chamber, the Chamber of Deputies, in policy-making and how this combines with its public engagement role, namely in terms of promoting participation and transparency. The book draws from Nelson Polsbys theoretical conceptualisation about transformative and arena legislatures. The purpose is not to reach a consensus about the exact categorisation of the legislature in Polsbys classification. On the contrary, the chapters are mainly concerned in challenging this classification through interdisciplinary perspectives drawn from within the legislative studies in Brazil.
The books first chapters introduce the reader to a historical overview of the Brazilian legislatures policy-making and organisation, identifying its role in proposing public policies and scrutinising proposals from the Executive Branch. The subsequent chapters focus on its public engagement role and address contemporary elements such as political participation and transparency and how these interlink, or not, with legislative practices and influence the production of law. The book provides a unique insight into the operation and power of the legislature of a key global power, Brazil, in a presidential political system context.
The chapters were originally published as a special issue in The Journal of Legislative Studies.
Cristiane Brum Bernardes gained her PhD in Political Science (2010) at the Institute of Social and Political Studies (IESP), University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil. She also has a Masters in Communication and Information from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil (2004). She is a Senior Lecturer of the Legislative Affairs Masters Programme of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies.
Cristina Leston-Bandeira is Professor of Politics, University of Leeds, UK. She is also co-convenor of the Parliaments and Legislatures Specialist Group of the Political Studies Association and editor of Parliaments and Citizens (Routledge, 2013).
Ricardo de Joo Braga gained his PhD in Political Science (2011) from the University of State of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil. He is a Senior Lecturer of the Legislative Affairs Masters Programme of the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies. Previously, he worked for party leaderships in the Brazilian Chamber of Deputies and for the Executive Branch.
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The Legislature of Brazil
An Analysis of Its Policy-making and Public Engagement Roles
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The Legislature of Brazil
An Analysis of Its Policy-Making and
Public Engagement Roles
Edited by
Cristiane Brum Bernardes,
Cristina Leston-Bandeira and
Ricardo de Joo Braga
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Contents
Cristiane Brum Bernardes, Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Ricardo de Joo Braga
Ricardo de Joo Braga, Andr Rehbein Sathler and Roberto Campos da Rocha Miranda
Julio Roberto de Souza Pinto
Fbio de Barros Correia Gomes and Ricardo Chaves de Rezende Martins
Maurcio Schneider and Ana Alice Biedzicki de Marques
Antonio Teixeira de Barros, Cristiane Brum Bernardes and Malena Rehbein
Cristiano Faria and Malena Rehbein
Cristiane Brum Bernardes, Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Ricardo de Joo Braga
The chapters in this book were originally published in The Journal of Legislative Studies, volume 22, issue 4 (December 2016). When citing this material, please use the original page numbering for each article, as follows:
The Journal of Legislative Studies, volume 22, issue 4 (December 2016) pp. 445459
Ricardo de Joo Braga, Andr Rehbein Sathler and Roberto Campos da Rocha Miranda
The Journal of Legislative Studies, volume 22, issue 4 (December 2016) pp. 460483
Julio Roberto de Souza Pinto
The Journal of Legislative Studies, volume 22, issue 4 (December 2016) pp. 484505
Fbio de Barros Correia Gomes and Ricardo Chaves de Rezende Martins
The Journal of Legislative Studies, volume 22, issue 4 (December 2016) pp. 506527
Maurcio Schneider and Ana Alice Biedzicki de Marques