Desenvolvimento, democracia e justiça social no pensamento de Dom Helder Camara (1931-1985)

• Ano de defesa: 2015
• Autor(a) principal: Adenilson Ferreira de Souza
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Brasil; FAF - DEPARTAMENTO DE CIÊNCIA POLÍTICA; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciência Política; UFMG
• Palavras-chave em Português: Dom Helder Camara; Desenvolvimento integral; Democracia e justiça social; Ciência política - Teses; Democracia - Teses; Justiça social - Teses
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/50251

This thesis explores the concepts of development, democracy and social justice that are fundamental in the thought of Archbishop Helder Camara. His concept of development is rooted in the economic thinking of Louis-Joseph Lebret, for whom development must be an “integral development”, that is, “the development of the whole man and of all men”. For Archbishop Helder, in particular, “integral development” constitutes a fundamental condition for the expansion of citizenship rights and the promotion of sovereignty. Without embarking on theoretical discussions about “models of democracy”, Dom Helder believes that democracy is the best form of government but, above all, the “political space” by excellence to promote wide participation. In fact, Social Justice, in both the national and international arena, constitutes the ultimate horizon of possibility for “integral development”.