This book presents the first in-depth academic investigation published in English about one of the most radical incarnations of the current global wave of new right-wing movements and governments: the movement that brought to power the current Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro. The rise of this new right-wing movement in Brazil came as a surprise to many analysts who used to see the country as a successful example of the implementation of progressive social policies in the first decade of the 21st century, and posed many questions to those seeking to understand the role Brazil now plays in the development of this international far-right wave. The authors of this volume try to answer some of these questions by presenting the results of an extensive field research conducted over the years with Bolsonaro supporters and members of the new Brazilian right-wing movements. They have analyzed quantitative and especially qualitative data to accompany the accelerated transformations of the Brazilian public sphere, starting from small liberal and conservative groups on social media towards larger audiences via book publishing, the education system, the mainstream media, and the political-party system. By framing the Brazilian case in the wider international political scenario, The Bolsonaro Paradox: The Public Sphere and Right-Wing Counterpublicity in Contemporary Brazil will be an invaluable resource for sociologists, political scientists, international relations scholars and other social scientists - as well as to journalists and political analysts - interested in better understanding the role Brazil plays in the global rise of new far-right movements and governments.

This book presents the first in-depth academic investigation published in English about one of the most radical incarnations of the current global wave of new right-wing movements and governments: the movement that brought to power the current Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro. The rise of this new right-wing movement in Brazil came as a surprise to many analysts who used to see the country as a successful example of the implementation of progressive social policies in the first decade of the 21st century, and posed many questions to those seeking to understand the role Brazil now plays in the development of this international far-right wave. The authors of this volume try to answer some of these questions by presenting the results of an extensive field research conducted over the years with Bolsonaro supporters and members of the new Brazilian right-wing movements. They have analyzed quantitative and especially qualitative data to accompany the accelerated transformations of the Brazilian public sphere, starting from small liberal and conservative groups on social media towards larger audiences via book publishing, the education system, the mainstream media, and the political-party system. By framing the Brazilian case in the wider international political scenario, The Bolsonaro Paradox: The Public Sphere and Right-Wing Counterpublicity in Contemporary Brazil will be an invaluable resource for sociologists, political scientists, international relations scholars and other social scientists - as well as to journalists and political analysts - interested in better understanding the role Brazil plays in the global rise of new far-right movements and governments.

Dieses Buch ist die erste gründliche wissenschaftliche Untersuchung über eine der radikalsten Ausprägungen der aktuellen weltweiten Welle neuer rechter Bewegungen und Regierungen: die Bewegung, die den derzeitigen brasilianischen Präsidenten Jair Bolsonaro an die Macht gebracht hat. Der Aufstieg dieser neuen rechten Bewegung in Brasilien kam für viele Analysten überraschend, die das Land bisher als erfolgreiches Beispiel für die Umsetzung einer fortschrittlichen Sozialpolitik im ersten Jahrzehnt des 21. Die Autoren dieses Bandes versuchen, einige dieser Fragen zu beantworten, indem sie die Ergebnisse einer umfangreichen Feldforschung vorstellen, die sie im Laufe der Jahre mit Bolsonaro-Anhängern und Mitgliedern der neuen brasilianischen Rechtsbewegungen durchgeführt haben. Sie haben quantitative und vor allem qualitative Daten analysiert, um den beschleunigten Wandel der brasilianischen Öffentlichkeit zu begleiten, ausgehend von kleinen liberalen und konservativen Gruppen in den sozialen Medien hin zu einem größeren Publikum über Buchverlage, das Bildungssystem, die Mainstream-Medien und das politische Parteiensystem.