A questão da cidadania: revisitando Bobbio

20 years after Norberto Bobbio's death, the article discusses the relevance of his political thought. Initially, a series of limitations to democracy are presented, either due to the actions of charismatic leaders or the restrictions imposed by the market. Taking the loss of the substance of citizenship as the end point of these processes, we revisit some passages from The Future of Democracy, the first edition of which is 40 years old. Our hypothesis is that this revisit can both constitute a seismograph of the social frustrations that run through the malaise of democracy and broaden the repertoire of initiatives committed to its defense.