A questão linguística e a participação no processo democrático moçambicano: o caso do Município da Matola

Abstract

Democracy emphasizes the participation of all segments of society in the resolution of their problems. This statement, a priori, raises some doubts, especially in the context of African countries that adopted the language of the former colonizer as their official language. Among so many questions, the following stands out: how can all social segments participate actively in solving their problems, if the majority of colonized countries are multilingual and democratic institutions use exclusively as a working language, generally the language of the former colonizer. (It is based on these assumptions that our study was developed. Thus, the general objective of our research is to try to understand if language is a factor to take into account in the participation of people in the management of public affairs. The study consists of seven chapters thus constituted: introduction In this chapter we present the problem and the working hypotheses, as well as the ultimate objective of this study. Contextualization of the study. This chapter was conceived to present the political-social and historical framework of the study. Id - theoretical framework. chapter, in a first phase we demonstrate the theoretical relevance and the current status of the study of fundamental issues, namely the linguistic issue and participation. In a second phase we provide definitions and discussions of concepts underlying data processing, namely politics and linguistic planning, democracy and social exclusion