The proposal of democratic citizenship in Hannah Arendt

  • José Francisco Jiménez Díaz Universidad Pablo de Olavide
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_POSO.2013.v50.n3.41862
Keywords: Arendt, Citizenship, Action, Plurality, Contemporary democracies

Abstract

The main purpose of this paper is to analyze Hannah Arendt’s citizenship proposal. The central thesis is that this proposal is possible in contemporary democracies, and it is adequate for developing and strengthening of political action. The work is divided in five sections. In the first, we develop a brief introduction on the studied issue. In the second and third section, we analyze, respec-tively, political and moral conditions that enable democratic citizenship, and the conditions that hinder the exercise of the same, according to Arendt. Then, we reflect critically on Arendt’s citizenship proposal. Finally, we conclude and we propose a set of civic challenges relate to current democracies in light of the above proposal.

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José Francisco Jiménez Díaz, Universidad Pablo de Olavide

José Francisco Jiménez Díaz es Doctor en Sociología por la Universidad de Granada (España). Actualmente se desempeña como Profesor Contratado Doctor de Ciencia Política en el Departamento de Derecho Público de la Universidad Pablo de Olavide, de Sevilla (España). Sus líneas de investigación son Teorías Políticas Contemporáneas, Liderazgo Político y Efectos Locales de los Procesos de Globalización. Recientemente ha publicado algunos de sus trabajos en las revistas: Espacios Públicos (2011), Oralia, Análisis del Discurso Oral (2011), Revista de Estudios Regionales (2011) y Estudios sobre el Mensaje Periodístico (2012).

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Published
2013-12-20
How to Cite
Jiménez Díaz J. F. (2013). The proposal of democratic citizenship in Hannah Arendt. Política y Sociedad, 50(3), 937-958. https://doi.org/10.5209/rev_POSO.2013.v50.n3.41862
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Vol. 50 No. 3 (2013): Cuerpos abyectos y violencias: maricas y homosexuales, homofobia y estigmas
Section
Miscelaneus

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