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Author Rocha, Camila (Camila Rocha de Oliveira)

Title The Bolsonaro paradox : the public sphere and right-wing counterpublicity in contemporary Brazil / Camila Rocha, Esther Solano, Jonas Medeiros
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021

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Description 1 online resource
Series Latin American societies, 2730-5546
Latin American Societies, 2730-5546
Contents 1 Introduction -- 2 The New Brazilian Right: Radical and Shameless -- 3 The Conservative Reaction and the June 2013 Revolts -- 4 Bolsonaro's Rise -- 5 Conclusion
Summary This book presents the first in-depth academic investigation published in English about one of the most radical incarnations of the current global wave of new right-wing movements and governments: the movement that brought to power the current Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro. The rise of this new right-wing movement in Brazil came as a surprise to many analysts who used to see the country as a successful example of the implementation of progressive social policies in the first decade of the 21st century, and posed many questions to those seeking to understand the role Brazil now plays in the development of this international far-right wave. The authors of this volume try to answer some of these questions by presenting the results of an extensive field research conducted over the years with Bolsonaro supporters and members of the new Brazilian right-wing movements. They have analyzed quantitative and especially qualitative data to accompany the accelerated transformations of the Brazilian public sphere, starting from small liberal and conservative groups on social media towards larger audiences via book publishing, the education system, the mainstream media, and the political-party system. By framing the Brazilian case in the wider international political scenario, The Bolsonaro Paradox: The Public Sphere and Right-Wing Counterpublicity in Contemporary Brazil will be an invaluable resource for sociologists, political scientists, international relations scholars and other social scientists' as well as to journalists and political analysts' interested in better understanding the role Brazil plays in the global rise of new far-right movements and governments
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 2, 2021)
Subject Bolsonaro, Jair, 1955-
SUBJECT Bolsonaro, Jair, 1955- fast
Subject Right-wing extremists -- Brazil
Politics and government
Right-wing extremists
SUBJECT Brazil -- Politics and government -- 2003- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006000639
Subject Brazil
Form Electronic book
Author Solano, Esther, author.
Medeiros, Jonas, author.
ISBN 9783030796532
3030796531