Social Imaginary and the Sociology of Law in Brazil
The concept of the imaginary is becoming increasingly central for understanding the way the law works in contemporary Brazil. It is a crucial concept to analyze how the interaction between the social system of Brazilian law and the other aspects of social dynamics and national politics (the object of sociology of law) affects the concretization of values and aspirations that are central to modern life, such as: (1) a democratic political life, subordinated...