A DEMOCRACY WITHOUT POPULAR PARTICIPATION? – IN THE FORM OF A GUARDED CITIZENSHIP

Abstract

The objective of this article is to promote debate on democracy in Brazil, drawing on the concept of citizenship introduced by Jose Murilo de Carvalho in his work "Citizenship in Brazil: The Long Road." The article analyzes the narrative of the development and evolution of the institutionalization of citizenship rights in Brazil, highlighting the socio-political and cultural context of this process and problematizing it through dialogue with other works fundamental to understanding the hypothesis that a democratic regime presupposes the strength and effectiveness of popular participation in shaping political and legal institutions and, notably, in the results of their functions. The methodology adopted in this research is, in summary, exploratory—in terms of objectives; qualitative—in terms of approach; theoretical—in terms of the nature of the research; and bibliographical and documentary—in terms of procedures.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56238/edimpacto2025.057-012