30 years of democratic innovations in Latin America and their challenges in the face of authoritarianism and misinformation (Interview with Thamy Pogrebinschi)

Abstract

Thamy Pogrebinschi achieved her PhD at the University Research Institute of Rio de Janeiro (Iuperj) in 2002 and is currently a senior researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center in Germany. In this interview, she discusses the results achieved in the LATINNO project – Innovations for Democracy in Latin America - recently published in her book Innovating Democracy?, analyzing data from more than 3.500 cases of democratic innovations in more than 18 countries for more than 30 years. Thamy Pogrebinschi explains the contexts that led to the expansion and collapse of these democratic innovations and relate them to democratic and authoritarian governments. Finally, she examines the role of civil society promoting the civic space and fighting disinformation, and the challenges to implement long-lasting participatory processes.