The concept of political culture in the social sciences and the brazilian specificities

Authors

  • Barbara Goulart Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672519651

Keywords:

political culture, civic culture, brazilian culture, conceptual analysis, State

Abstract

In this article I intend to construct a conceptual analysis of the term political culture. Analyzing theoretically the concept, I will show how it was appropriated by different authors. Firstly, I will discuss its original meaning, proposed by Almond and Verba. Afterwards, the international literature on political culture will be recovered, including the classic works of Inglehart and Putnam, discussing how these authors developed the concept in their own research. After that, some of the criticisms received by the authors will also be analyzed. Then the Brazilian discussion on political culture will be addressed, using it as an example to reaffirm the relevance of the concept. I will show how it was appropriated to understand the Brazilian case study, confirming its relevance to the understanding of the country’s political and social landscape. Thus, throughout the text, I intend to discuss the existing literature on the subject, incorporating both national and international authors. By this analysis, it will be possible to discuss the conceptual limitations of this literature, but also their research possibilities.

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Author Biography

Barbara Goulart, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

Mestre em Sociologia pelo Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia e Antropologia do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Sociais (IFCS) da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil;

E-mail: barbara_4578@hotmail.com

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Published

2015-09-28

How to Cite

Goulart, B. (2015). The concept of political culture in the social sciences and the brazilian specificities. Século XXI: Journal of Social Sciences, 5(1), 111–133. https://doi.org/10.5902/2236672519651

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015): Varia

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