Globalization and democratization in Brazil: an interpretation of Rawls's political liberalism
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Título da fonte: | Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online) |
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Resumo: | This paper reflects the findings of an ongoing research on the normative thrust of globalization within the Brazilian transition to democracy in light of a Rawlsian-inspired theory of global justice. By resorting to what I term “the Brazilian reception of Rawls’s political liberalism,” –in particular, to his contribution to a theory of global justice–, I argue for an idea of public reason that subscribes both to an autonomous, deliberative ethos for local action (Brazilian undergoing democratization) and to a universalizable, egalitarian conception of justice and liberty (a Rawlsian-inspired recasting of social-democracy). It is my contention here that the main challenge of global justice consists in making the normative dimension of globalization work for the consolidation of democracy in the social, political, and economic institutions of so-called emergent societies, such as Brazil. By resorting to a theory of global justice that avoids the pitfalls of both neoliberalism and state socialism, an attempt is made at recasting Rawls’s idea of public autonomy and deliberative democracy within a society whose democratic institutions are still in the making. I am drawing on Rawls’s trilogy (A Theory of Justice, Political Liberalism, and The Law of Peoples) to account for the defense of social-democracy in Brazil and its insertion in the globalizing process without subscribing to a neoliberal agenda or succumbing to the universalist-communitarian dilemma. Key words: Democracy; globalization; egalitarianism; justice; liberalism; public reason. |
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Globalization and democratization in Brazil: an interpretation of Rawls's political liberalismGlobalization and democratization in Brazil: an interpretation of John Rawls’s Political LiberalismThis paper reflects the findings of an ongoing research on the normative thrust of globalization within the Brazilian transition to democracy in light of a Rawlsian-inspired theory of global justice. By resorting to what I term “the Brazilian reception of Rawls’s political liberalism,” –in particular, to his contribution to a theory of global justice–, I argue for an idea of public reason that subscribes both to an autonomous, deliberative ethos for local action (Brazilian undergoing democratization) and to a universalizable, egalitarian conception of justice and liberty (a Rawlsian-inspired recasting of social-democracy). It is my contention here that the main challenge of global justice consists in making the normative dimension of globalization work for the consolidation of democracy in the social, political, and economic institutions of so-called emergent societies, such as Brazil. By resorting to a theory of global justice that avoids the pitfalls of both neoliberalism and state socialism, an attempt is made at recasting Rawls’s idea of public autonomy and deliberative democracy within a society whose democratic institutions are still in the making. I am drawing on Rawls’s trilogy (A Theory of Justice, Political Liberalism, and The Law of Peoples) to account for the defense of social-democracy in Brazil and its insertion in the globalizing process without subscribing to a neoliberal agenda or succumbing to the universalist-communitarian dilemma. Key words: Democracy; globalization; egalitarianism; justice; liberalism; public reason.Este artigo reflete os resultados de uma pesquisa em andamento sobre a dimensão normativa da globalização dentro da transição brasileira para a democracia à luz de uma teoria da justiça global, de inspiração rawlsiana. Recorrendo ao que pode-se denominar "a recepção brasileira do liberalismo político de Rawls" –particularmente, à sua contribuição para uma teoria da justiça global–, argumenta-se em favor de uma idéia de razão pública que subscreva tanto a um ethos autônomo, deliberativo, para a ação local (democratização brasileira) quanto a uma concepção universalizável, igualitária, de justiça e liberdade (reformulação rawlsiana da social-democracia). Assume-se que o principal desafio da justiça global hoje consiste em efetivar a dimensão normativa da globalização de forma a consolidar a democracia em instituições sociais, econômicas e políticas das chamadas sociedades emergentes, tais como o Brasil. Ao recorrer a uma teoria da justiça global que evita as contradições tanto do neoliberalismo quanto do socialismo de estado, procura-se reformular a idéia rawlsiana de autonomia pública e democracia deliberativa em uma sociedade cujas instituições ainda estão em processo de consolidação. Recorre-se à trilogia de Rawls (A theory of justice, Political liberalism e The law of peoples) para defender a social-democracia brasileira e sua inserção no processo globalizante sem subscrever a uma agenda neoliberal nem sucumbir ao dilema universalista-comunitarista. Palavras-chave: Democracia; globalização; igualitarismo; justiça; liberalismo; razão públicaEditora da Pucrs - ediPUCRS2006-12-28info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/4510.15448/1984-7289.2004.1.45Civitas: journal of Social Sciences; Vol. 4 No. 1 (2004): Social movements and democracy; 39-55Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; Vol. 4 Núm. 1 (2004): Movimentos sociais e democracia; 39-55Civitas: revista de Ciências Sociais; v. 4 n. 1 (2004): Movimentos sociais e democracia; 39-551984-72891519-608910.15448/1984-7289.2004.1reponame:Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online)instname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/article/view/45/1728Copyright (c) 2016 Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociaishttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessOliveira, Nythamar de2016-08-29T19:57:17Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/45Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/civitas/oaiPRIhttp://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/civitas/oaicivitas@pucrs.br1984-72891519-6089opendoar:2016-08-29T19:57:17Civitas - Revista de Ciências Sociais (Porto Alegre. Online) - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false |
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Globalization and democratization in Brazil: an interpretation of Rawls's political liberalism Globalization and democratization in Brazil: an interpretation of John Rawls’s Political Liberalism |
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Globalization and democratization in Brazil: an interpretation of Rawls's political liberalism Oliveira, Nythamar de |
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This paper reflects the findings of an ongoing research on the normative thrust of globalization within the Brazilian transition to democracy in light of a Rawlsian-inspired theory of global justice. By resorting to what I term “the Brazilian reception of Rawls’s political liberalism,” –in particular, to his contribution to a theory of global justice–, I argue for an idea of public reason that subscribes both to an autonomous, deliberative ethos for local action (Brazilian undergoing democratization) and to a universalizable, egalitarian conception of justice and liberty (a Rawlsian-inspired recasting of social-democracy). It is my contention here that the main challenge of global justice consists in making the normative dimension of globalization work for the consolidation of democracy in the social, political, and economic institutions of so-called emergent societies, such as Brazil. By resorting to a theory of global justice that avoids the pitfalls of both neoliberalism and state socialism, an attempt is made at recasting Rawls’s idea of public autonomy and deliberative democracy within a society whose democratic institutions are still in the making. I am drawing on Rawls’s trilogy (A Theory of Justice, Political Liberalism, and The Law of Peoples) to account for the defense of social-democracy in Brazil and its insertion in the globalizing process without subscribing to a neoliberal agenda or succumbing to the universalist-communitarian dilemma. Key words: Democracy; globalization; egalitarianism; justice; liberalism; public reason. |
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