Há vida na política social: Representação social de cidadania entre senadores brasileiros

Abstract

The paper discusses the results of a survey on the social representations of citizenship found in speeches issued by senators in the Senate, between years 2003 and 2006. The analyzed material includes speeches of 46 senators, the theme of social politics, and was investigated using the Alceste software. And despite different political parties are represented, we find relative consensus on the key idea of citizenship. The representational field showed the centrality of global awareness and input peripherals issues in political debates, such as the Basic Income and Racial Equality, and also signaled little influence on health sector issues raised by senators, in social politics, in period studied.