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      Sociedade civil e democracia: o Grupo de Visegrado em perspetiva comparada Translated title: Civil Society and Democracy: The Visegrad Group in a Comparative Perspective Translated title: Société civile et démocratie: le Groupe de Visegrád en perspective comparative

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          Este artigo tem como objetivo inferir sobre a influência da sociedade civil na qualidade da democracia nos países do Grupo de Visegrado (Eslováquia, Hungria, Polónia e República Checa). Para tal, foi mapeada a evolução da sociedade civil nestes Estados, assim como mobilizados os principais debates teóricos em torno do tema. Recorrendo a dados de inquéritos internacionais ao longo de três períodos distintos, conclui-se que a adesão dos cidadãos a organizações voluntárias da sociedade civil é fraca nos quatro países. No entanto, no que diz respeito às diferenças, a República Checa apresenta os melhores níveis de participação em organizações voluntárias, em oposição à Polónia que apresenta os piores. Quando analisada a relação entre sociedade civil, associativismo e democracia, é possível concluir que embora estes países possam estar a enfrentar uma deriva autoritária, esta não deve ser imputada aos fracos níveis de associativismo.

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          This article aims to understand the influence of civil society on the quality of democracy in the Visegrad Group countries (Slovakia, Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic). To do so, the evolution of civil society in these countries was mapped, and the main theoretical debates on the theme were mobilised. Using data from international surveys over three different periods of time, it was found that citizen adherence to voluntary civil society organizations is weak in the four countries. These differences notwithstanding, the Czech Republic presents the best levels of participation in voluntary organizations, while Poland displays the worst. When analysing the relationship between civil society, volunteering associations and democracy, it can be concluded that, even though these countries may be facing a democratic setback, it should not be attributed to the weak levels of citizen participation in volunteering associations.

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          Cet article vise à déduire l'influence de la société civile sur la qualité de la démocratie dans les pays du Groupe de Visegrád (Slovaquie, Hongrie, Pologne et République tchèque). À cette fin, l'évolution de la société civile dans ces États a été cartographiée, de même que les principaux débats théoriques autour du thème. En utilisant les données d'enquêtes internationales menées sur trois périodes distinctes, on peut conclure que l'adhésion des citoyens à des organisations volontaires de la société civile est faible dans les quatre pays. Toutefois, en ce qui concerne les différences, la République tchèque affiche les taux de participation les plus élevés au sein des organisations volontaires, à la différence de la Pologne, qui enregistre les pires. En analysant les relations entre société civile, mouvement associatif et démocratie, on peut conclure que, même si ces pays peuvent être confrontés à une dérive autoritaire, elle ne doit pas être imputée à de faibles niveaux du mouvement associatif.

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                Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
                Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais
                Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra, , Portugal )
                2182-7435
                December 2019
                : 120
                : 33-52
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                [1] Lisboa orgnameInstituto Universitário de Lisboa orgdiv1Centro de Investigação e Estudos de Sociologia Portugal Mariana_Silva_Duarte@ 123456iscte-iul.pt
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                S2182-74352019000300002 S2182-7435(19)00012000002
                10.4000/rccs.9488
                84483f3d-6c67-446e-94eb-aef5454987a8

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 27 June 2019
                : 05 March 2018
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                associativism,authoritarianism,Central Europe,civil society,democracy,East Europe,associativismo,autoritarismo,democracia,Europa Central,Europa de Leste,sociedade civil,autoritarisme,démocratie,Europe centrale,Europe orientale,mouvement associatif,société civile

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