The role of civil society in the dynamics of democracy in Angola

Abstract

When Angola became independent on 11 November 1975, it established an undemocratic political regime, a one-party system inspired by Marxism-Leninism. However, after the Bicesse agreements, the country moved from a single-party to a multi-party system, thus allowing the establishment of a democratic regime and the holding of the first elections, this in 1992. This process allowed Angola to be included in the bloc of democratic countries. But despite these events, the Angolan democratic regime still has many shortcomings and constraints, with regard to its feasibility, which is why this article seeks to study the political participation of citizens in
the democratic context of Angola, on the theoretical basis of the social contract of Jean Jacques Rousseau and the theory of participatory democracy. This is a descriptive research, with a qualitative model. For data collection, it was based on bibliographic and documentary research, observation technique and semi-structured interview. The results obtained lead to the conclusion that the Angolan democratic regime, as well as its governance model, limit the political participation of civil society