The Reasons for Civil Disobedience in Democratic Societies

The aim of this paper is to show that, faced with a widening lack of trust in political parties, in popular leaders and in public servants, civil disobedience becomes a crucial arm in the symbolic arsenal that of democratic states of law. Public disobedience triggers two legitimating principles in a...

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Published in:Andamios (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexico), 2009-04, Vol.5 (10), p.39-69
Main Author: Marcone, Julieta
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Civil Disobedience
Civil Rights
Civil servants
Democracy
Political leaders
Political Parties
Social democracy
Sovereignty
Trust
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Summary:The aim of this paper is to show that, faced with a widening lack of trust in political parties, in popular leaders and in public servants, civil disobedience becomes a crucial arm in the symbolic arsenal that of democratic states of law. Public disobedience triggers two legitimating principles in a democratic order: the people's sovereignty and recognition among all of the right to have rights. It helps, for this very reason, to keep safe and expand rights, on the one hand, and to broaden the democratic horizon, on the other.
ISSN:1870-0063
DOI:10.29092/uacm.v5i10.168