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- Cultural imaginaries and the dialectics of modern public sphere(s)Publication . Medeiros, Pilar DamiãoIn order to analyze the numerous perplexities of modern public sphere(s), one needs to understand not only the profound transformations symptomatic of the new global paradigm, but also the increasing proliferation of cultural imaginaries (C. Castoriadis) in the public arena. The polyphony of voices and claims of recognition, the absence of a common project and the disintegration of a universal, enlightened and emancipated thought (J-F. Lyotard) seems to illustrate the sterility and fragmentation of modern public sphere(s). This paper tries, therefore, to scrutinize how the emergence of cultural relativism and particularization not only nourished local identity myopias but also affected the social political legitimacy of the “lifeworld” as a whole vis-à-vis the economic imperatives and the instrumental rationality of the political system (J. Habermas). To overcome such social fissures, to revitalize and redesign our public (global) sphere, it will be brought to discussion S. Benhabib's emphasis on the negotiation of complex cultural dialogues and J. Habermas conception of a deliberative and cosmopolitan democratic model – inhabited by critical, rational and reflexive citizens – that stimulate a certain consensus out of all socio-cultural divergences.
- The road towards an "enlightened" global societyPublication . Medeiros, Pilar DamiãoThe contemporary global paradigm has develop a panacea of contradictions. While it struggles towards an open world market, unfixed boundaries and a homogeneous society, it faces, at the same time, the arising dilemma concerning the fragmentation of the political and public sphere, now filled with the interpenetration of multiple cultural discourses. The novel disparity between the “we” and the “others” and the diverse struggles for recognition (Benhabib, 2002) incited the greater paradox Globalization has to face: the imperatives of the economic subsystem and the instrumental rationalization (Adorno/ Horkheimer) of the “Lifeworld” (Habermas) have developed a schizophrenic public sphere with no political and social consensus. Culture becomes, therefore, a crucial feature in this paradigmatic change. In this sense, the current global social order should re-emerge with a new cultural and political imaginary (Castoriadis, 2005), through which a “world federation” (Kant), along with its intrinsic universal values - justice, freedom and equality, ought to unfold. In short, this paper not only tries to understand the implications of “deterritorialization of politics, rule and governance” (Held, 1999) in the social and cultural spheres, but, most importantly, it tries to dissect the importance of egalitarian reciprocity and democratic dialogue between cultural viewpoints as indispensable vehicles to reach an enlightened humanity and global reality. Along with this paper, it will also be discussed the role of the intellectual as a politically engaged social actor with the responsibility to develop a greater public awareness towards the dehumanization and the human impotence constantly perpetuated by the extreme rationalization of society.