Classic matrices and new notions of citizenship

Authors

  • María del Carmen Cortizo UFSC - Florianópolis - SC

Abstract

A history of the concept of citizenship, is a history of the processes that our shaped the dynamics of the rights and obligations inside organized political communities. In ancient Greece citizen-ships was defined as an active political participation; in Rome by the quality of the roman subject. During of the Middle Ages citizen is a citizen of the Civitas Dei. In Modernity a citizen was defined as a member of the social pact, and at the same time protected by laws. Today we speak of a new concept of citizenship to refer to the new forms and the new principal subjects in the process of establishing rights.

Author Biography

María del Carmen Cortizo, UFSC - Florianópolis - SC

Possui graduação em Direito pela Universidad Católica Argentina Santa María de Los Buenos Aires (1983), mestrado em Sociologia pela UNICAMP (1994) e doutorado em Ciências Sociais pela UNICAMP (2000). Atualmente é Professor Adjunto 2 da UFSC. Tem experiência na área de Sociologia, com ênfase em Sociologia Jurídica, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: Sociologia jurídica, Sociologia da administração de justiça, Cultura jurídica, Cultura da justiça.

Mais informações: Currículo Lattes - CNPq.

Published

2003-01-01