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The conclusion has been that, indeed, the paradox of democratic politics is strongly related to the both instrumental and emancipatory character of UBI. On one hand, it is evident that UBI is able to provide a sort of material safety net for the most precarious segments of society. This is why it is possible to give a pragmatic reading on UBI, one that stresses its intrinsic emancipatory and democratic features. Such a view will correspond to the establishing of an economic rights that will counter the exclusionary effects of global neoliberalism (Santos, 2012: 140).
On the other hand, the political instrumentalization of UBI provides some skepticism on the possibilities of implementing a sustainable and comprehensive version of it and some of its emancipatory features. In this sense, UBI needs to face the constant struggle between political parties in democratic nation-states and the difficulty to reach a viable version of UBI. In addition to this, some Marxist scholars have pointed out that UBI is unable to provide an alternative status quobeyond the current capitalist mode of production. Such a reading has also been present in the Foucaldian inquiries on neoliberalism and the role of social policies, in which the later, rather than tackling the causes of inequality and precarity, try to palliate the effects of them resulting in the perpetuation of an unjust society. Indeed, they understand that UBI could be envisioned as a rather conservative and reactionary tool.
Nevertheless, which are the future prospects of a possible implementation of a UBI? An answer that has been briefly sketched in this article has been the possibility of understanding UBI as a human right. Despite the intrinsic difficulties for that foundation from a moral standpoint, the fact is that such a framework could provide a fruitful perspective on how to understand the future of the UBI. Such an understanding is deeply related to the republican view on UBI, a vision that is not only concerned about the negative duties and rights of individuals; but also, in its positive ones related to the political and civic participation. Therefore, UBI can be incorporated inside the democratic form of life described by Rancière that tries to go beyond the neoliberal managerial state, the erosion of the political arena and the extension of the area of politics beyond the limits of the nation-states.