Interview with Renato Lessa: political science and democracy not contemporary Brazil

Abstract

Author of extensive work, Lessa is a keen observer of the past and present of the political life of the country, as well as the history of social sciences and, in particular, the political science among us. Em meio ao turbilhão de uma pre-electoral conjuncture especially tense, to interview no chega to transcend or immediate context, or that would be undesirable; Before, it looks for a point of observation, perhaps less imediatista, where it is possible to locate the limits that are imposed on the political scientist and the virtualities registered in his activity. In addition, it is about interpreting the storms that leaf through all the people who fight for democracy, not a "disgrace of different tempos" that he or contemporary Brazil.