Artigo de Periódico
Dimensões democráticas nas jornadas de junho: reflexões sobre a compreensão de democracia entre manifestantes de 2013
Fecha
2018Autor
Ricardo Fabrino Mendonça
Institución
Resumen
This article aims at investigating how the
idea of democracy is differently signified by participants of the 2013 Brazilian
June Journeys. Methodologically, the article is grounded on 50 interviews conducted in the cities of São Paulo and Belo
Horizonte. The participants were selected
from an initial map of groups centrally
involved in these street protests, which
was further developed through snowball
sampling. The analysis is based on seven
key dimensions: (1) popular authorization for the exercise of political power;
(2) participation and self-government; (3)
monitoring of political power by demonstrators; (4) promotion of equality and
defense of oppressed groups; (5) political
competition and pluralism; (6) discussion
of opinions; (7) advocacy of the common
good. The qualitative analysis of discursive content seeks to evince the ways in
which such dimensions are understood,
debated, criticized and/or advocated by
the interviewees.