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Public Sociology and Social Engagement

Considerations on Brazil

Ruy Braga

University of São Paulo, ruy.braga{at}uol.com.br

Sylvia Gemignani Garcia

University of São Paulo, sylgemig{at}usp.br

Leonardo Mello e Silva

University of São Paulo, leogmsilva{at}hotmail.com

The debate on public sociology is spreading in Brazil, a country potentially responsive to Burawoy's proposals for two reasons: as one of the most unequal countries on the planet, Brazil offers much historical material for reflexive and socially engaged sociology to bring to the non-academic public; and Brazil has a critical and militant sociology that strongly interacts with public sociology. This article provides a `different' reading, through the lens of public sociology of the intellectual and political course of two representatives of this critical and militant sociology: Florestan Fernandes and Francisco de Oliveira.

Key Words: Brazil • critical sociology • Florestan Fernandes • Francisco de Oliveira • inequality

Current Sociology, Vol. 56, No. 3, 415-424 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/0011392107088235
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