We discuss in this article the topic of political apathy in our democracy; it does it not from an empirical perspective, but through an analysis of several discourses and theoretical models, which are considered to be, alternately, "dominant" or "antagonist" both in academy and in public sphere. The first opposition to be analyzed is that between constitutionalist model and popular sovereignty model. From this analysis, we start the discussion about the social phenomena of judicialization and of indignation among citizens, which stands opposite to the positive activism of those, who are willing to participate directly in decisional processes, including through not institutionalized forms of participation. Finally, we analyze the opposition between technocratic discourse and the idea of a radical democracy, with its vision of a democratic "agonism".
Radical Democracy; Technocracy; Political Apathy; Constitutionalism; Popular Sovereignty