A critical engagement with citizen participation, state power and the difficulties of realising the principles of participatory democracy.
Contents
Democratisation, reform and participation in Brazil -- Rituals and ritualisation -- Participatory budgeting: ritualisations of petitioning and power -- Embedded participatory institutions: the urban development council and the housing council -- Shared practices, contrasting ideologies -- Backstage -- Conclusion: Reimagining participatory democracy.
