The interface of the civil public sports policies: an analysis habermas

Abstract

This paper will seek to relate political participation and public policies in the sport. The category of political participation will be crafted from the work of Social Change in the Public Sphere by Jürgen Habermas, this concept - the public sphere - is understood as a structure that mediates between the State, Power System and on the other, the private sectors of world relations spontaneous - Civil Sphere. The sport, in turn, is understood as a social phenomenon that has different dimensions and high impact on public policy. This paper has tried to outline a summary of the relationship between sport and the public sphere, from the perspective of integration policies in the field, looking for help to develop and deepen a comprehensive reflection about the different dimensions that influence the conditions of sports practices and their preoccupation with social participation.

Civil Sphere; Political Participation; Public Policies; Sport.