期刊名称：Política & Sociedade : Revista de Sociologia Política
印刷版ISSN：1677-4140
电子版ISSN：2175-7984
出版年度：2004
卷号：3
期号：5
页码：165-186
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出版社：Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia Política
摘要：This main objective of this paper is to examine the theoretical limitations of approaches that utilize institutional engineering, which is the main determinant of political democratic stability in Brazil. Based on the assumption that the effective governance in the country requires a normative base of support for democratic principles, it emphasizes the significance of analyzing how the process of constructing a democratic political culture occurs. Also, the concept of social capital is proposed as a citizens’ empowerment mechanism, which, in a synergic sense, could contribute to the dynamization of the social development of the country. The empirical base of this paper arises from research surveys conducted in the last twenty years in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Key-words: democracy, political culture, social capital, synergy
