| Popis: |
Brazilian political landscape was marked by protests that simultaneously occurred in various cities in 2013, an unusual fact, given the traditional low rate of participation of citizens in political issues in the country. In this chapter, these protests of June 2013 in Brazil are examined, in light of discussions surrounding the low level of party identification, weak linkages between parties and society, and the history of low levels of participation observed in the country. ESEB, Datafolha, and NUPPS survey data were used, where the focus of the analysis was specifically questions about democracy, political participation, and partisan identity. The results show that participatory culture is still not engrained in Brazilian society, which means the protests of 2013 did not signify a change in the culture of political participation but rather were isolated events in the panorama of participation of Brazilian citizenship. Results further suggest the low sense of representation – as well as the critiques of the quality of public services and the vices of politics – could have been responsible for creating a potent fuel for the protests. |
