State and democracy in liberalism

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In accordance with the internal criteria for thematic choice, adopted by Revista Aurora, the Dossier Section of this issue presents the theme of the Research Line: Determinations of the world of work: sociability, politics and culture, of the Postgraduate Program in Social Sciences of São Paulo State University - “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences/ Marília Campus. In this way, the Dossier Section is structured based on the following works: a) Deontological morality as a synthesis of the soul and forms of the Liberal State, authored by Marcelo Lira Silva, professor and researcher at the Universidade Estadual Paulista - “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences/ Marília Campus; b) Democracy and participation for 19th century liberals, authored by Américo Rodrigues de Almeida Neto, researcher at the Universidade Estadual Paulista - “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences/ Marília Campus; c) The conservative and anti-communist ideology in Brazil: From the Institute of Research and Social Studies and the Brazilian Institute of Democratic Action to the Millenium Institute, authored by Bruna Pastore, researcher at the Federal University of Mato Grosso; d) the fourth and final Article, authored by Danilo Bijos, Political representation and accountability in the web of federative relations, researcher at the University of Brasília, closes this Section. In the Miscellaneous Section, the published articles cover various themes and reflections on different social phenomena in the Human Sciences. In this way, this Section is structured based on the following works: a) Gaza Strip and Hamas in the social imaginary, authored by Valdeli Coelho Collares, researcher at UNIMONTES; b) Foreign direct investment by companies from emerging economies, authored by Ana Tereza Lopes Marra de Sousa, researcher at the Postgraduate Program in International Relations – “San Tiago Dantas”. c) Politics, bureaucracy and structural adjustments in Brazilian capitalism, authored by Felipe Calabrez da Silva, researcher at the Federal University of Paraná. d) the fourth and final Article, International financial system: failures and need for macroeconomic restructuring, authored by Vanessa Capistrano Ferreira, researcher at the Universidade Estadual Paulista - “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” - Faculty of Philosophy and Sciences/ Marília Campus, closes this Section. In the Special Section we present the stimulating and enlightening work: The other war at the end of the world: The Falklands and “Redemocratization” of South America, by Professor Dr. Osvaldo Coggiola, from the University of São Paulo. Professor Dr. Osvaldo Luis Angel Coggiola has a degree in Political Economy and History from the Université de Paris; PhD in Comparative History of Contemporary Societies from the École de Hautes Ètudes em Sciences Sociales – EHESS/France. He is currently a Full Professor at the University of São Paulo, where he develops research in the area of Contemporary Political Science, mainly with the theme of the Labor Movement in Latin America.