We All Have Rights, But... Contesting Concepts of Citizenship in Brazil (original) (raw)

Dimensions of citizenship in contemporary Brazil

2006

Over the last three decades, the notion of citizenship has become increasingly recurrent in the political vocabulary in Brazil as well as in other parts of Latin America and the world. In Latin America, its emergence has been linked to the experiences of social movements during the late 1970s and 1980s, reinforced by efforts toward democratization, especially in those countries with authoritarian regimes.

Citizenship and the social in contemporary Brazil

2005

Along the three last decades, the notion of citizenship has become increasingly recurrent in the political vocabulary in Brazil as well as in other parts of Latin America and the world. In Latin America, its emergence has been linked to the experiences of social movements during the late 70's and 80's, reinforced by the efforts toward democratization, especially in those countries with authoritarian regimes.

The Brazilian Citizenship Movement

The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review, 2010

Abstract: This research is a particular result of a survey on the historical rights in Brazil, which aims to identify the ideological and structural issues in the constitution of the country legal. The main goal is to present some conclusive about the historical movement of construction of citizenship in Brazil and, particularly, point your new way of understanding by society and issues linked to economics values. The discussion on citizenship reveals an important discussion about the role and values that each member takes on the economical and social structure in the world. Keywords: Citizenship Movement, Political Citizenship, Economics Citizenship, Brazil “

Meanings of Citizenship In Latin America

2005

This paper introduces the Latin American debate on citizenship. It examines, first, the general conditions of the emergence of the notion in different countries of the continent. Secondly, it discusses what can be seen as general features assumed by the redefinition of citizenship that underlay its emergence in Latin America, linked to the democratising processes in the last decades. This analysis takes as its main reference the pioneering process of redefinition that took place in Brazil, because it is considered the most elaborate one and has been, to some extent, a reference for other countries in Latin America and elsewhere. Third, in trying to avoid the risks of excessive generalisation, it discusses the different nuances and emphases the notion of citizenship has taken up, as they may not only provide a further understanding of the debate but also highlight the distinctions and specificities of citizenship in different countries. Finally, it focuses on the neoliberal versions of citizenship and the dilemmas these pose to the original democratising meanings and uses of citizenship in Latin America.

Citizenship and Human Rights in Brazil

The article seeks to approach the citizenship’s concept, and the judicial and social basic conditions, necessary for its achievement, while highlighting the position of the Brazilian Judiciary. Therefore, some of the most important points of the 45th Constitutional Amendment and the “new rights”, seen as instruments for facilitating the judicial task of seeking to balance individual and collective interests, are presented.

Citizenship: a perverse confluence

2007

This article discusses the different meanings that citizenship has assumed in Latin America in the past few decades. Its main argument is that, in the perverse confluence between neo-liberal and democratic participatory projects, the common reference to citizenship, used by different political actors, projects an apparent homogeneity, obscuring differences and diluting the conflict between those projects.