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Militants and Citizens: The Politics of Participatory Democracy in Porto Alegre (1st Edition) by Gianpaolo Baiocchi Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2005 ISBN-10: 0-8047-5123-4 / 0804751234 ISBN-13: 978-0-8047-5123-0 / 9780804751230 Brazilâs democracy has frequently been described as unconsolidated, its citizens as apathetic and uninterested in politics. But in Porto Alegre, a host city to the World Social Forum, thousands of ordinary citizens participate in local governance, making binding decisions on urban policy on a dai |