Democracy in the twenty-first century: crisis, concept, and quality

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https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-201810202

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Concept, crisis, democracy, quality

Abstract

The concept of democracy is dynamic, shifting according to spatial and temporal factors prompting multiplicity and confusion in terms of its meaning. Due to a number of interrelated factors, democracy has come to lose its essence, apparently falling into decline despite being the most common type of government in the world. The following article harnesses the historical method in order to problematize democracy in the twenty-first century, concluding that a reconsideration of its definition and practices is necessary in order to improve its quality. Permeated as it is with authoritarian and colonizing features, democracy must be (re)democratized, requiring a (re)consideration of its concept and actors.

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Tiago Dalla Corte, Universidade de Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, RS

Doutorando do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da Universidade de Passo Fundo (PPGH/UPF). Mestre pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da Universidade de Passo Fundo (PPGH/UPF). Possui MBA em Gestão Estratégica do Agronegócio pela Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV). Graduado em Ciências Econômicas pela Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF). Economista. Docente da Faculdade de Economia, Ciências Contábeis e Administração da Universidade de Passo Fundo (FEAC/UPF).  E-mail: dallacorte@upf.br

Thaís Dalla Corte, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC

Em estágio doutoral na Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Bolsista do Programa de Doutorado Sanduíche no Exterior (PDSE) da Capes, n.º do processo 88881.131798/2016-01. Doutoranda e Mestra em Direito pelo Programa de Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (PPGD/UFSC). Pós-Graduada em Direito Público com ênfase em Direito Constitucional (ESVJ). Pós-Graduanda em Derechos Humanos y Estudios Críticos del Derecho pela Escuela Latinoamericana de Políticas Públicas (ELAP/CLACSO/Argentina). Investigadora do Grupo de Estudos em Direito da Globalização e Meio Ambiente da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (GPDP/UFSC). E-mail: thais.dallacorte@gmail.com.

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Published

2018-06-16

How to Cite

Dalla Corte, T., & Dalla Corte, T. (2018). Democracy in the twenty-first century: crisis, concept, and quality. Passages: International Review of Political History and Legal Culture, 10(2), 178-201. https://doi.org/10.15175/1984-2503-201810202

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Vol. 10 - No. 2 - Maio a Agosto (2018)

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