Part 1

Shining democracies face gloomy autocracies. This is the narrative of the Western mainstream, in the familiar vein of old Eurocentric arrogance. The author of this article has investigated the matter and found that in many countries of the global South, unique forms of democracy and participatory processes have emerged that differ from the sclerotic bourgeois systems of Western countries.

by Ricardo Martins, october 19, 2024