Abstract
This research presents an analysis of the importance and necessity of democracy for the proposition of a sustainable sociopolitical development project, where the law assumes the function of ensuring the implementation and legality of participatory procedures. The text presents three sections, where it addresses the contemporary scenario, globalization and the meaning of sustainable development, as well as describes the proposal of intensity of democracy to achieve a viable project of sustainable development, which manages to balance economic growth, environmental preservation and promotion of human dignity. In conclusion, it defends the general thesis that there is a need for a participatory arrangement, through which it is possible to think of solutions to social problems, in a collective and solidary way, since there is no development without social justice.
Keywords:
democracy; sociopolitical development; social justice; participation