Democracy and social capital social in Rio Grande do Sul

This article aims to identify the societal conditions which can promote democracy in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. We discuss concepts of democracy within Putnam’s social capital framework (2000). Our hypothesis is that there is a strong association between social capital and democracy, in oth...

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Main Authors: Everton Santos, Valdir Pedde, Simone Viscarra, Cíntia Ventura
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-02-01
Series:Política & Sociedade
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/politica/article/view/9323