THE DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION PARADIGM. NORMATIVE BIASES AND BLIND SPOTS

The article discusses some theoretical blind spots of the democratic paradigm. Tothis end, the frameworks of transitional theory are examined, contemplating theconstant tension between the explanatory capacity and the normative aspect of thisepistemic paradigm. The article discusses the conceptual a...

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Autor: Vázquez Almanza, Paola Patricia
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA METROPOLITANA
Repositorio:Polis: Investigación y Análisis Sociopolítico y Psicosocial
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:polis.www.revistas-conacyt.unam.mx:article/778
Acceso en línea:https://polismexico.izt.uam.mx/index.php/rp/article/view/778
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Democratic Theory, Transition to Democracy, Conceptual history; Metatheory, Social Sciences in Mexico.
Teoría democrática; transición a la democracia; historia conceptual; metateoría; Ciencias Sociales en México
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Sumario:The article discusses some theoretical blind spots of the democratic paradigm. Tothis end, the frameworks of transitional theory are examined, contemplating theconstant tension between the explanatory capacity and the normative aspect of thisepistemic paradigm. The article discusses the conceptual and methodological inade-quacy of the democratic paradigm, present from the first theoretical constructionsof this perspective. In this sense, there are critical parallels with the theory of mo-dernization that can be useful in renewing the theoretical framework of democracy.