“Presidential or Parliamentary Democracy: does it Make a Difference?” Behind the Institutionalist Influence in Juan Linz’s Analysis
The intention of the following paper is to explore the theoretical influences behind “Presidential or Parliamentary Democracy: Does it make a difference?” by Juan linz. After almost twenty years of its appearance, this text has proven to be a primal reference for studies in Political Science concern...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | México |
| Institución: | UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO |
| Repositorio: | Cuestiones Constitucionales. Revista Mexicana de Derecho Constitucional |
| Idioma: | español |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/6034 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.juridicas.unam.mx/index.php/cuestiones-constitucionales/article/view/6034 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | presidential regimes institutionalism constitutionalism regímenes presidenciales institucionalismo constitucionalismo |
| Sumario: | The intention of the following paper is to explore the theoretical influences behind “Presidential or Parliamentary Democracy: Does it make a difference?” by Juan linz. After almost twenty years of its appearance, this text has proven to be a primal reference for studies in Political Science concerning study of presidential regimes. We argue that the discussion of two key elements behind Linz’s ideas (the rigidities and the dual legitimacy as two presidential system’s weaknesses) and the methodology he used to address democratic institutions, arise from a combination of elements rooted in classical Political Science, such as the ideas of Angosaxon Constitutionalists or the Weberian conceptualization of the institutions. These elements have been complemented by the revisionism brought by the new institutionalism, in its historical branch. Is in the synthesis of these streams where really lies the novelty of Linz’s study. |
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