Democratic theory and democratization in contemporary Brazil and beyond1

Thesis Eleven 114 (1):15-33 (2013)
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Abstract

Universalism and particularism have become poles of modern social thought and lead to distinct definitions of democracy, citizenship, and social policy. Challenging Habermas and the Habermasians, this article argues that democracy can never be identified with domination. Meanwhile, contesting Chatterjee and Foucault, the author reaffirms citizenship and law in their various forms in relation to both bounded and unbounded serialities as the basis for democracy, beyond and despite governmentality. Latin America, and especially Brazil, with processes that check state domination and have implied democratizing changes, provide the empirical focus for the discussion, albeit mediated by other countries, particularly India

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