Abstract

RAMIREZ MEDINA, Valeriano. Democracy and Society. Estud. polít. (Méx.) [online]. 2016, n.38, pp.143-162. ISSN 0185-1616.

In this article, the author addresses the following concepts: identity, social participation, democracy, tradition, citizen participation, citizenship. This, with the idea of orienting its proposal to review the problems arising from globalization in modern society. The main question is limited to the idea of citizenship as a concept, for knowing if it is compatible with forms of coexistence where the cargo system becomes the form of organization to carry out community-based festivities.

Keywords : citizenship; identity; social participation; democracy; tradition; society.