Citizen participation on the crossway: Direct democracy mechanisms in Ecuador, Peru, Argentina
Through a comparative study of Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, this article argues that popular en- quiries, citizen initiative and recall of term of office would contribute either to enforce delega- tive democracy, that is, executive power prominence based on popular support and against the other powers...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2008 |
| País: | Ecuador |
| Institución: | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales |
| Repositorio: | Revista ICONOS |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/267 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/267 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | plebiscites referendum legislative initiative recall direct democracy mechanisms plebiscito referéndum iniciativa legislativa revocatoria de mandato mecanismos de democracia directa |
| Sumario: | Through a comparative study of Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, this article argues that popular en- quiries, citizen initiative and recall of term of office would contribute either to enforce delega- tive democracy, that is, executive power prominence based on popular support and against the other powers of the state, or to increase quality of democracy by introducing citizens’ control mechanisms and participation in decision making. |
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