Abstract

JALALI, Carlos. Nova governação, nova cidadania? Os cidadãos e a política em Portugal. Tékhne [online]. 2005, n.4, pp.29-38. ISSN 1645-9911.

A pattern of declining trust of citizens in their political agents is perceptible in Portugal - a reflection also of the sentiments of political inefficacy of citizens. One of the solutions advanced for this recently is the need for a better political class. However, this ignores the choice in values that democracy implies. This article suggests the concept of governance as providing useful pointers to this pattern, to the extent that it recognises the dependency of power that exists between all those that intervene in collective action - including citizens, in a citizenship with both rights and responsibilities (Stoker, 1998: 21-22). This appears to be particularly relevant in the current context of a ‘hollowing-out’ of the State.

Keywords : Governance; democracy; political participation; hollow state; Portugal.

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