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      Democratisation beyond the Crisis of Liberalism: Bringing Civil Society within the State Translated title: Démocratiser au-delà de la crise du libéralisme: mener la société civile vers l'État Translated title: Democratizar para além da crise do liberalismo: trazer a sociedade civil para o Estado

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          Philosophers, sociologists and political scientists may analyse political crises by looking at the relationship between the liberal and democratic pillars of liberal-democratic regimes. Social questioning of representation (abstention, apathy and protest) is a democratic response to the failure of the liberal pillar to democratise access to political power, therefore, the crisis of liberalism. M. K. Gandhi developed an alternative theory based on intercultural perspectives and on local, ethical communities. Through Boaventura de Sousa Santos' “epistemologies of the South”, this article analyses how Gandhi's work can be mobilised to foster democratisation theory. The study contends that to overcome the crises, democratisation of the liberal pillar is both paramount and achievable with a new interplay of the state and civil society.

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          Les philosophes, sociologues et scientifiques politiques peuvent étudier les crises politiques par le truchement de l'analyse de la relation entre les piliers libéraux et démocratiques des régimes démocratiques libéraux. Le questionnement social de la représentation (abstention, apathie et protestation) est une réponse démocratique à l'échec du pilier libéral de démocratisation de l'accès au pouvoir politique, et dès lors, à la crise du libéralisme. M. K. Gandhi a développé une théorie alternative reposant sur des perspectives interculturelles et sur des communautés éthiques locales. Partant de la perspective des “épistémologies du Sud” de Boaventura de Sousa Santos, cet article cherche à savoir comment le travail de Gandhi peut être mobilisé en sorte à promouvoir la théorie de la démocratisation. L'étude défend que, pour dépasser les crises, la démocratisation du pilier libéral est non seulement essentielle mais qu'elle peut être concrétisée grâce à une nouvelle interaction entre l'État et la société civile.

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          Os filósofos, sociólogos e cientistas políticos podem estudar as crises políticas através da análise da relação entre os pilares liberais e democráticos dos regimes democráticos liberais. O questionamento social da representação (abstenção, apatia e protesto) é uma resposta democrática ao fracasso do pilar liberal em democratizar o acesso ao poder político, e daí a crise do liberalismo. M. K. Gandhi desenvolveu uma teoria alternativa baseada em perspetivas interculturais e em comunidades éticas locais. Sob a perspectiva das “epistemologias do Sul” de Boaventura de Sousa Santos, este artigo analisa a forma como o trabalho de Gandhi pode ser mobilizado para promover a teoria da democratização. O estudo defende que, para superar as crises, a democratização do pilar liberal é não só essencial, como concretizável através de uma nova interação entre Estado e sociedade civil.

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                Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
                Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
                Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra, , Portugal )
                2182-7435
                December 2017
                : 0
                : 114
                : 187-206
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                [01] Coimbra orgnameUniversidade de Coimbra orgdiv1Centro de Estudos Sociais Portugal cgianolla@ 123456ces.uc.pt
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                S2182-74352017000300009
                10.4000/rccs.6820
                12d4862f-f620-4616-96d8-12a1cfb0dee3

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                : 25 September 2017
                : 28 July 2017
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