Dados is one of the most widely-read social sciences journals in Latin America. Created in 1966, it publishes innovative works, originating from academic research, by Brazilian and foreign authors. Edited by IESP-UERJ, it aims to reconcile scientific rigor and academic excellence with an emphasis on public debate based on the analysis of substantive issues of society and politics.
Dados vol. 28 n. 1 Rio de Janeiro 1985
Abstract
The author profiles two distinct citizenship traditions in political thought: the first, a more collectivist tradition, is associated with the Greek polis; the second, an individualist one, found expression in the Roman civitas. The writer then examines the ways in which the individualist citizenship ideal manifests itself in liberal thought; whereas in other currents, more critical of civil society, an adherence to a more politicized and socialized conception of collective citizenship is evident. These different visions of citizenship carry practical consequences, insofar as the existence of a powerful contradiction is ascertained between individual rights of citizenship and collective means for their attainment. Finally, the author points out that an element essential to democratization is the criticism and democratization of the organizations forming the bond between citizen and state, in the process of reconstituting the polis.
Nem Cidadãos, Nem Seres Livres: O Dilema Político do Indivíduo na Ordem Liberal-Democrática
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