Democratic culture amid the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil

a longitudinal approach

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https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-5269.126784

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This article uses data from the Values in Crisis project to discuss the extent to which democratic culture was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazil. This project used a longitudinal panel approach to assess the sociopolitical values and attitudes of a national sample of Brazilians at three different moments of the pandemic. The results show broad stability in most variables of democratic culture throughout the pandemic, suggesting that the coronavirus crisis has not significantly affected the political culture of Brazilians. However, we have identified important variations in the level of sociodemographic disaggregation that deserve consideration. We conclude that, although at first the health crisis has fostered some forces of social capital and support for institutions, the highly troubled political context has limited any opportunity to take advantage of this situation to advance our democracy.

Keywords: Democratic Culture. Values in Crisis. Democracy. Longitudinal Panel. COVID-19.

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Diego Moraes, Instituto Sivis

Doutor (2019) e mestre (2015) em Política Científica e Tecnológica pelo Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica (DPCT) da UNICAMP. Bacharel em Ciências Sociais pela Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH) da USP

José Álvaro Moisés, Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

José Álvaro Moisés é cientista político, graduado em Ciências Sociais pela USP (1970), mestre em Política e Governo pela Universidade de Essex (1972) e doutor em Ciência Política pela USP (1978). Foi professor visitante do Centro Latino-americano da Universidade de Oxford (1991/92) e atualmente é Professor Sênior do Instituto de Estudos Avançados da USP, Coordenador do Grupo de Pesquisa da Qualidade da Democracia do mesmo e pesquisador do Núcleo de Pesquisa de Políticas Públicas da USP, do qual foi diretor (1995/2017).

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Published

2022-12-30

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Moraes, D., & Moisés, J. Álvaro. (2022). Democratic culture amid the coronavirus pandemic in Brazil: a longitudinal approach. Revista Debates, 16(3), 96–117. https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-5269.126784

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Vol. 16 No. 3 (2022): The importance of African Political Science contribution

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