Awards

• Commended for American Sociological Association - Political Sociology: Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship 2009
• Commended for American Sociological Association - Political Sociology: Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship 2009.
• Runner-up for American Sociological Association - Political Sociology: Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship 2009.

Overview

During the 1980s and 1990s, Brazil struggled to rebuild its democracy after twenty years of military dictatorship. Drawing on the ideas of Habermas, Gramsci, Dewey, and Machiavelli, this work highlights political communication styles and the forms of mediation and leadership they give rise to - for democratic politics in Brazil and elsewhere.

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Partisan Publics is a remarkable book. It will make a mark in sociology, political science, and Latin American studies. It is smartly written, subtle, and packs an important theoretical punch. -- Gianpaolo Baiocchi Mobilization I found Mische's qualitative analyses particularly enlightening and refreshing... This book is a valuable addition to the social movements literature, as well as several allied literatures. -- D. B. Tindall Canadian Journal of Sociology Partisan Publics is based on a truly multimethod research design... By threading narratives of individual activists through the book, Mische effectively uses the individual biographies to illuminate the overall movement and national history... There is much to be gained by comparing Mische's findings to classical classical research in the social movement's literature. -- Catherine Corrigall-Brown Contemporary Sociology

Partisan Publics is a remarkable book. It will make a mark in sociology, political science, and Latin American studies. It is smartly written, subtle, and packs an important theoretical punch. -- Gianpaolo Baiocchi Mobilization I found Mische's qualitative analyses particularly enlightening and refreshing... This book is a valuable addition to the social movements literature, as well as several allied literatures. -- D. B. Tindall Canadian Journal of Sociology Partisan Publics is based on a truly multimethod research design... By threading narratives of individual activists through the book, Mische effectively uses the individual biographies to illuminate the overall movement and national history... There is much to be gained by comparing Mische's findings to classical classical research in the social movement's literature. -- Catherine Corrigall-Brown Contemporary Sociology

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Ann Mische is associate professor of sociology at Rutgers University. Her work examines the relationship between culture, politics, and social interaction in complex social networks.

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