The policy of referendums in the andean countries: appealing to people and democracy (1985-2010)
This article starts with a narrative of the 20 referendums performed in the period 1985-2009, indispensable to perceive the variety of motives, contexts and actors involved in the plebiscitary surge in the region. Next, the paper discusses several possibilities of classification, and analyzes what t...
- Autores:
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Gutiérrez Sanín, Francisco
Acuña, Fabián
- Tipo de recurso:
- Article of journal
- Fecha de publicación:
- 2009
- Institución:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Repositorio:
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia
- Idioma:
- spa
- OAI Identifier:
- oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/49792
- Acceso en línea:
- https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/49792
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/43280/
- Palabra clave:
- referendos
democracia
región andina
referendums
democracy
Andean region
- Rights
- openAccess
- License
- Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
| Summary: | This article starts with a narrative of the 20 referendums performed in the period 1985-2009, indispensable to perceive the variety of motives, contexts and actors involved in the plebiscitary surge in the region. Next, the paper discusses several possibilities of classification, and analyzes what the added scenario from the universe of experiences suggests. A following point focuses on the tensions between democracy and liberalism, and on the relation between popular consultations and the political system. Conclusions are centered on the nature of Andean plebiscitary regimes. |
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