Abstract
There is no state without subjects. For Rousseau state-building requires the direct participation of citizens. The active participation of citizens will result in the expression of the general will. It is the general will that via social pact, give life and unity to the state. The state is a political body design. The active participation of citizens in order to prevent corruption and dissolution of the company refers to the conception of popular sovereignty. In this mode of sovereignty, citizens would be able to build and maintain the foundations of civil society. Rousseau, as a contractualist, thinks his time and political solutions to the real problems of his time. So it is this scenario between theory and practice, which Rousseau will start to set up the distinction and the relationship of this important tripod: Sovereign, Legislator and Prince.
Highlights
For Rousseau state-building requires the direct participation of citizens
The active participation of citizens will result in the expression of the general will
It is the general will that via social pact, give life and unity to the state
Summary
The active participation of citizens will result in the expression of the general will. Para Jean-Jacques Rousseau, cidadão de Genebra, tal distinção se configura nos seguintes termos: Há uma diferença essencial entre esses dois corpos: o Estado existe por si mesmo e o Governo só existe pelo soberano. Considerando que a vontade geral é a vontade política dos cidadãos, não poderíamos admitir que o Estado soberano fosse um ente político totalitário?
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