Democracy, political domination and social emancipation
The reduction of democracy to a simple set of institutions was instrumental in making it compatible with capitalist society, by enabling the masking of relations of domination, although it opens gaps for the expression of interests of the dominated. On the left, the denunciation of the limitations o...
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| author | Miguel, Luis Felipe Vitullo, Gabriel Eduardo Miguel, Luis Felipe Vitullo, Gabriel Eduardo |
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| description | The reduction of democracy to a simple set of institutions was instrumental in making it compatible with capitalist society, by enabling the masking of relations of domination, although it opens gaps for the expression of interests of the dominated. On the left, the denunciation of the limitations of representative democracy gradually gave way to an uncritical acceptance of its institutionality. Therefore, at the current moment, when electoral democracy, even limited, becomes uncomfortable for the ruling class (the so-called “dedemocratization”), the left seems constrained to be its guardian. For it to regain its position as a vector of a transformative project, it is necessary to seek a different path, which involves deepening the critique of the limits of liberal representative democracy and reaffirming an expanded concept of democracy that goes beyond a political sphere seen as separate of the lived world. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-189392025-04-02T20:04:22Z Democracy, political domination and social emancipation Democracia, dominação política e emancipação social Miguel, Luis Felipe Vitullo, Gabriel Eduardo Miguel, Luis Felipe Vitullo, Gabriel Eduardo Democracia Democracia representativa liberal Dominação social Democracy Liberal representative democracy Social domination The reduction of democracy to a simple set of institutions was instrumental in making it compatible with capitalist society, by enabling the masking of relations of domination, although it opens gaps for the expression of interests of the dominated. On the left, the denunciation of the limitations of representative democracy gradually gave way to an uncritical acceptance of its institutionality. Therefore, at the current moment, when electoral democracy, even limited, becomes uncomfortable for the ruling class (the so-called “dedemocratization”), the left seems constrained to be its guardian. For it to regain its position as a vector of a transformative project, it is necessary to seek a different path, which involves deepening the critique of the limits of liberal representative democracy and reaffirming an expanded concept of democracy that goes beyond a political sphere seen as separate of the lived world. A redução da democracia a um simples conjunto de instituições foi instrumental para sua compatibilização com a sociedade capitalista, ao possibilitar o mascaramento das relações de dominação, embora abra brechas para a expressão de interesses dos dominados. À esquerda, a denúncia das limitações da democracia representativa deu lugar paulatinamente a uma aceitação acrítica de sua institucionalidade. Por isso, no momento atual, em que a democracia eleitoral, mesmo limitada, torna-se incômoda para a classe dominante (a chamada “desdemocratização”), a esquerda parece constrangida a ser sua guardiã. Para que ela recupere sua posição de vetor de um projeto transformador, é necessário buscar um caminho diferente, que passe pelo aprofundamento da crítica aos limites da democracia representativa liberal e reafirme um conceito ampliado da democracia que vá além de uma esfera política vista como à parte do mundo vivido. Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas 2020-10-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artigo avaliado pelos Pares Texto Text application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/18939 10.53000/cma.v27i51.18939 Crítica Marxista; Vol. 27 No. 51 (2020); 11-36 Crítica Marxista; v. 27 n. 51 (2020); 11-36 2966-0165 0104-9321 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/18939/13434 World; Contemporary Mundo; Contemporâneo Copyright (c) 2020 Luis Felipe Miguel, Gabriel Eduardo Vitullo https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Miguel, Luis Felipe Vitullo, Gabriel Eduardo Miguel, Luis Felipe Vitullo, Gabriel Eduardo Democracia Democracia representativa liberal Dominação social Democracy Liberal representative democracy Social domination Democracy, political domination and social emancipation |
| title | Democracy, political domination and social emancipation |
| title_full | Democracy, political domination and social emancipation |
| title_fullStr | Democracy, political domination and social emancipation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Democracy, political domination and social emancipation |
| title_short | Democracy, political domination and social emancipation |
| title_sort | democracy, political domination and social emancipation |
| topic | Democracia Democracia representativa liberal Dominação social Democracy Liberal representative democracy Social domination |
| url | https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/cma/article/view/18939 |
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