Assumptions of critical competence in information and fundamentals of deliberative democracy from Jürgen Habermas

Abstract

The present study intends to discuss the contemporary concept of information as a democratic vehicle. Information in contemporary times has been trivialized, given that it is an instrument of power since it has the ability to communicate with its environment and, at the same time, is used as a strategy of domination. Democracy, government of the many, seeks to integrate the interests of all in an attempt to create an equitable decision-making environment. On the one hand, we have information and all its nuances and, on the other, its

manipulation based on the discourse that it supports the democratic movement. The theme is borderline, sandy and recurrent, directed to the following research question: what are the theories produced in the field of information that support the development of skills and competences in democratic decision-making? It is worth reflecting on the foundations of deliberative democracy from Jürgen Habermas within the context of critical theory, thus bringing to light the idea of ​​critical competence in information. In an attempt to operate and sustain this study, we will use, as inspiration, the aforementioned author, to (re)think theoretical assumptions of Information Science, and, therefore, seek to answer the research question that guides this dialogic research process, however, not closing in on it to try to think about information competence in contemporary society.