A DIMENSÃO REPRESENTATIVA DA PARTICIPAÇÃO NA TEORIA DEMOCRÁTICA CONTEMPORÂNEA

Abstract

The concept of representation has proved inadequate/insufficient to understand the new forms of representation and participation that emerge in the contemporary political scene. The diversification of actors and places, the interest in broader patterns of inclusion and the increasing involvement of civil society in decision-making arena are considered as some of the reasons that force the expansion of the concept. Therefore, we intend to present some of the alternative approaches to the concept of representation, focusing the combination between the representative and participative dimensions and emphasizing the need to transpose the analysis of participation field, as the effects of structural inequalities in political activism and inclusion, to the discussion of representation.