The rural in democratic innovations: a comparative proposal between Latin America and Europe

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2025-04-01

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Medeıros Rıbeıro, Jose Duarte

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This article compares democratic innovations (DIs) inrural areas of Europe and Latin America, highlightingdifferences in approaches and motivations. In Europe,DIs focus on rural development, environmentalpolicies, and local economic improvements,emphasizing institutional strengthening andsustainability without challenging the existingpolitical model. In contrast, in Latin America, therural context is a space for emancipatory struggles,such as the defense of indigenous rights and foodsovereignty, serving as a battleground for autonomyand social justice. The article argues that, while inEurope DIs improve public policies, in Latin Americathey challenge established notions of developmentand rights, varying significantly between differentsociopolitical contexts

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