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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Welp, Yanina
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Ecuador
Recursos:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/267
Acesso em linha:https://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/267
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:plebiscites
referendum
legislative initiative
recall
direct democracy mechanisms
plebiscito
referéndum
iniciativa legislativa
revocatoria de mandato
mecanismos de democracia directa
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Resumo: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.