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Public Talk—Democratic Politics and the Far Right: Civil Society in Brazil’s New Republic
Room CP07, Abdul Latif Jameel Hall
AUC Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo, 11835, Egypt
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Join Adrian Gurza Lavalle, associate professor of political science at the University of São Paulo, for a discussion on Brazil’s transition to democracy and the evolution of the New Republic.
Despite shifts in political leadership, the New Republic saw a steady expansion of democratic politics—not just through elections, but also through the democratization of the state. Civil society played a crucial role in shaping policies, holding governments accountable, and engaging with the state through both contestation and cooperation. However, the rise of the far right to the presidency in 2019 marked a rupture in this trajectory.
This talk will explore the growing influence of civil society and participatory institutions throughout the New Republic, as well as the impact of efforts to suppress activism in favor of state control.
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Adrian Gurza Lavalle
Adrian Gurza Lavalle is associated Professor of the Political Science Department at University of Sao Paulo, fellowship Researcher of the National Council of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq), president of the Brazilian Center of Analysis and Planning (Cebrap), vice director of the Center for Metropolitan Studies (CEM), coordinator of the National Institute of Science and Technology: The Transformation of participation, associationalism and contentious politics. His research interests are civil society politics, democratic governance and participatory Institutions. His last books are "Democratizing the State: Social Accountability and Social Control Regimes in Mexico and Brazil" (co-authored with Ernesto Isunza; Boston: De Gruyter, 2024); "Participação e ativismos: entre retrocessos e resistências" (Co-edited with Luciana Tatagiba, Débora Rezede, Marcelo Kunrath Silva; Porto Alegre: Zouk, 2022); "Desastre e desgovernança no Rio Doce" (Co-edited with Euzeneia Carlos, Rio de Janeiro, Garamond, 2022).