Civil Disobedience As Praxis in Democratic Societies. A Latin American Perspective

This paper analyses the idea of civil disobedience as praxis from the perspective of the Latin American continent. Upon referring to the term civil, the importance of theorizing on the category of civil society is dealt with in unison with the concepts of democracy & praxis. The objective is to...

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Published inEspiral (Guadalajara, Mexico) Vol. 14; no. 42; pp. 9 - 39
Main Author Guillen, Jaime Torres
Format Journal Article
LanguageSpanish
Published 01.05.2008
Subjects
Civil Disobedience
Civil Society
Democracy
Latin America
Praxis
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Summary:This paper analyses the idea of civil disobedience as praxis from the perspective of the Latin American continent. Upon referring to the term civil, the importance of theorizing on the category of civil society is dealt with in unison with the concepts of democracy & praxis. The objective is to explain the justification of civil disobedience in democratic societies & the possibility of extending said disobedience to the field of social praxis beyond the liberal conception. References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:1665-0565