Does Participation Make Up for the Democratic Deficit? Evidence from Brazil

• In Event: Representation and Participation in Bureaucracies: Mechanisms and Legitimacy

Brief Overview

In presidential democracies, bureaucratic policymaking raises concerns about a democratic deficit. This paper assesses citizen perceptions and whether public participation can offset this deficit, based on results from a survey experiment in Brazil.

Authors

• Katherine Bersch, Davidson College

• Kimberly Peh, Center for Global Security Research

• Luiz Henrique Vilaca, Bowdoin College