development. Democracy at Work explores a crucial question: how does democracy, with all of its messy, contested, and, time …-being. Using novel data from Brazil and innovative analytic techniques, the authors show that participatory institutions permit … access. The analysis uncovers how democracy works to advance capabilities related to poverty, health, women's empowerment …

negative effects on human rights, democracy and civil society. Therefore, it is important that European policymakers recognise …

20th century -- Chapter 3: The role of regional integration for Brazil: autonomy, universalism, and the elite …´s perception -- Chapter 4: The social Mercosur -- Chapter 5: The Mercosur structural dimension: economic and political …/diplomatic features -- Chapter 6: Mercosur, Unasul, and CELAC relations -- Final considerations: What is the future of the Mercosur? Where …

poor, in democratic processes so as to benefit the people and protect democracy itself. Three issues currently characterise …