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I analyze the prerequisites for the existence of public opinion in society, reflecting on whether the absence of prejudices should be one of these. At the same time, I delve, among other questions, into the process of forming public opinion, to what degree public opinion acts as a control or brake on political power, and on the role of intellectuals in the context of a deliberative democracy. KEYWORDS: public opinion – democracy – deliberation – freedom of expression – equality – political pluralism – power – control - social change – prejudices – education – comunication media – intellectuals

I analyze the prerequisites for the existence of public opinion in society, reflecting on whether the absence of prejudices should be one of these. At the same time, I delve, among other questions, into the process of forming public opinion, to what degree public opinion acts as a control or brake on political power, and on the role of intellectuals in the context of a deliberative democracy. KEYWORDS: public opinion – democracy – deliberation – freedom of expression – equality – political pluralism – power – control - social change – prejudices – education – comunication media – intellectuals

Equality of opportunities or chances constitutes one of the central notions in the course of approaching the problem of immigration from the perspective of legitimacy. Here, we use the material or substantive concept of equality of opportunities or chances; this is to say that a debate which relies only on the principle of non-discrimination is incomplete. It is indispensible that the immigrant overcomes the original situation of disadvantage; and for this it is indispensible to derive means or measures from the notion of the civil society. Keywords: immigration, equality of opportunities, principle of non-discrimination, civil society, measures.

Equality of opportunities or chances constitutes one of the central notions in the course of approaching the problem of immigration from the perspective of legitimacy. Here, we use the material or substantive concept of equality of opportunities or chances; this is to say that a debate which relies only on the principle of non-discrimination is incomplete. It is indispensible that the immigrant overcomes the original situation of disadvantage; and for this it is indispensible to derive means or measures from the notion of the civil society. Keywords: immigration, equality of opportunities, principle of non-discrimination, civil society, measures.