A Liberal New Republic, Not Libertine: Understanding Citizen Demand for Censorship during Brazil’s Transition to Democracy

• In Event: Political Communication and Democratic Backsliding

Brief Overview

The article analyzes an original dataset of letters written by citizens to Brazil’s Public Entertainment Censorship Division from 1985 to 1988 revealing that repression can also emerge from citizen demand in democracies.

Author

• Kelly Grenier, Emory & Henry College