Biblioteca Digital de VanguardiaThe public sphere, the State and democracy
The quality of the public sphere is a useful indicator of the quality of democracy; indeed it is the diversity and vitality of the public space that will eventually shape both the spread and the strengthening of democracy. The public sphere is fortified by what it gains from associativity, participa...
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Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador
2008
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| author | Iazzetta, Osvaldo |
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| description | The quality of the public sphere is a useful indicator of the quality of democracy; indeed it is the diversity and vitality of the public space that will eventually shape both the spread and the strengthening of democracy. The public sphere is fortified by what it gains from associativity, participation, deliberation and the mobilization of civil society. However, it also benefits from the universality of state projects which are vital to the fulfillment of the democratic promise. Here, we see the convergence of forces which belong to both the social-public sphere and the state-public sphere. Taking into account the complexity of these dynamics, the decision to focus on state-public relations as a point of entry into the debate, allows us to discuss the tasks that democracy has yet to tackle. |
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| spelling | iconos-article-2892024-04-23T18:26:01Z The public sphere, the State and democracy Lo público, lo estatal y la democracia Iazzetta, Osvaldo público Estado democracia universalidad ciudadanía public State democracy universality citizenship The quality of the public sphere is a useful indicator of the quality of democracy; indeed it is the diversity and vitality of the public space that will eventually shape both the spread and the strengthening of democracy. The public sphere is fortified by what it gains from associativity, participation, deliberation and the mobilization of civil society. However, it also benefits from the universality of state projects which are vital to the fulfillment of the democratic promise. Here, we see the convergence of forces which belong to both the social-public sphere and the state-public sphere. Taking into account the complexity of these dynamics, the decision to focus on state-public relations as a point of entry into the debate, allows us to discuss the tasks that democracy has yet to tackle. La calidad de lo público no resulta indistinta para juzgar la calidad de una democracia, pues la vitalidad y diversidad de aquel espacio delimita sus posibilidades de despliegue y profundización. Sin embargo, lo público se nutre tanto de la energía proveniente de la asociatividad, participación, deliberación y auto-organización de la sociedad civil, como de la universalidad que el Estado debe asegurar para tornar efectiva la promesa democrática. En esa zona confluyen por consiguiente, energías provenientes de lo público-social como de lo público-estatal. Sin desconocer esa complejidad, en este trabajo nos centraremos en este último aspecto, entendiendo esta elección como una vía de entrada –entre otras posibles– para reflexionar sobre algunas tareas democráticas pendientes. Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador 2008-09-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo evaluado por pares application/pdf https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/289 10.17141/iconos.32.2008.289 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 32 (2008): Dossier: Lo público: Estado y sociedad civil en América Latina; 49-60 Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 32 (2008): Dossier: Lo público: Estado y sociedad civil en América Latina; 49-60 Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 32 (2008): Dossier: The public: State and civil society in Latin America; 49-60 1390-8065 1390-1249 spa https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/289/285 Derechos de autor 2008 Osvaldo Iazzetta https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ES |
| spellingShingle | Iazzetta, Osvaldo The public sphere, the State and democracy |
| title | The public sphere, the State and democracy |
| title_full | The public sphere, the State and democracy |
| title_fullStr | The public sphere, the State and democracy |
| title_full_unstemmed | The public sphere, the State and democracy |
| title_short | The public sphere, the State and democracy |
| title_sort | public sphere, the state and democracy |
| url | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/289 |