Historical polítical theory and Democracy: introductory notes for a debate.

Authors

  • Paulo Henrique Paschoeto Cassimiro Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-4485.lev.2021.183856

Keywords:

Political Theory, History, Democracy, Concepts, Languages, Ideologies

Abstract

This paper seeks to offer some introductory notes for a debate on the relationship between history and political theory. Assuming that the accumulation of historical scholarship is not enough to justify its importance, we affirm the idea that a historical approach to politics needs to be guided by the need to deepen the understanding of how we build the political experience that shapes the contemporary world. It is not a question, therefore, of a history of political thought, but of asking about the possibility and the foundations of a historical approach to political theory. But what does it mean, then, to talk about a historical political theory, and not just about the history of political ideas? What would justify belonging to a historical approach to the field of political science in general, and political theory in particular? The article seeks to indicate elements for understanding the importance of recovering the approach of historical political theory to think historical elements - concepts, languages, ideologies - of the political experience that results in the process of democratic development.

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Author Biography

  • Paulo Henrique Paschoeto Cassimiro, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

    É professor do Departamento de Ciência Política e do programa de pós-graduação em Ciências Sociais da Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. E-mail: phpcassimiro@gmail.com.

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Published

2021-04-12

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Section

Political Theory and Democracy

How to Cite

Historical polítical theory and Democracy: introductory notes for a debate. (2021). Leviathan (São Paulo), 19, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2237-4485.lev.2021.183856