CAPITAL SOCIAL, SATISFA O E AS DIFERENTES FORMAS DE PARTICIPA O POLíTICA

The main objective of this article is to examine the changes in the population political participation in Porto Alegre in the dimension of satisfaction about the basic needs by the State, as well as, the presence of social capital among the citizens. The last years have shown a growing importance of citizens political behavior, at the same time that their involvement in conventional activities has diminished. We seek to examine how these forms of participation are affecting the public sphere, we also seek to explain the reasons as to why the citizens are migrating to a non-conventional participation.