{"id":1284,"date":"2012-02-08T16:33:55","date_gmt":"2012-02-08T18:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ffhc-institucional.local\/produto\/the-latin-american-challenge-social-cohesion-and-democracy-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T16:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T19:47:15","slug":"the-latin-american-challenge-social-cohesion-and-democracy-2","status":"publish","type":"publicacao","link":"https:\/\/fundacaofhc.org.br\/en\/publicacao\/the-latin-american-challenge-social-cohesion-and-democracy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latin American Challenge: social cohesion and democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"
Based on the work of twenty renowned experts from the region, this ground-breaking book traces the new face of Latin America using clear, straightfoward language that is accessible to a general audience.<\/p>\n
The current panorama in the region creates new opportunities and dangers for social cohesion in democracy and a revitalized critical approach is needed to arrive at a global interpretation of the social dynamics in Latin America.<\/p>\n\n
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Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Chap. 1:<\/strong> Transformations of the social bond<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Chap. 2:<\/strong> Collective actors and formas of representation<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Chap. 3:<\/strong> Problems and promises: the informal economy, crime and corruption, norms and rights<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Chap. 4:<\/strong> State, Nation, and politics at the dawn of the 21st century<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– General conclusions<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This book was written as a contribution to the New Agenda for Social Cohesion in Latin America, project of the Funda\u00e7\u00e3o Fernando Henrique Cardoso and CIEPLAN – Corporaci\u00f3n de Estudios para Latinoam\u00e9rica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17451,"template":"","tags":[281,356],"autor-publicacao":[],"colecao":[486],"idioma":[109,496],"plataforma-democratica":[113,513],"tema":[100,468],"class_list":["post-1284","publicacao","type-publicacao","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democracy","tag-latin-america","colecao-the-state-of-democracy","idioma-ingles","idioma-english","plataforma-democratica-livro","plataforma-democratica-publications","tema-crise-e-atualizacao-da-democracia","tema-crisis-and-renewal-of-democracy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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