Democracia sin atajos: una conversación con Cristina Lafont: Entrevista de Humberto Beck
In this conversation with Humberto Beck, professor at El Colegio de México, political philosopher Cristina Lafont, author of Democracy without Shortcuts: A Participatory Conception of Deliberative Democracy (Spain, Trotta, 2021), defends democracy as a form of self-government that materializes when...
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| description | In this conversation with Humberto Beck, professor at El Colegio de México, political philosopher Cristina Lafont, author of Democracy without Shortcuts: A Participatory Conception of Deliberative Democracy (Spain, Trotta, 2021), defends democracy as a form of self-government that materializes when all citizens have the possibility to form an informed opinion on fundamental collective issues, influence political decisions that affect their lives, and challenge those that violate their rights, even when they may enjoy majority support. A disciple of Jürgen Habermas and a professor in the Philosophy Department at Northwestern University, Lafont examines the weaknesses of political proposals, both populist and technocratic, that present themselves as “shortcuts” to democracy. In contrast, she puts forward a vision based on the participatory exercise of deliberative democracy. In this conception, democratic legitimacy does not arise spontaneously from the arithmetic of votes or from an informed minority making the right decisions, but from debate in a public sphere where citizens, in full exercise of their freedoms, present their positions, try to persuade each other, and assume the obligation to justify to their fellow citizens those decisions that will equally bind them. Without ignoring the problems of contemporary democracies, Lafont vindicates the value of institutions like elections, political parties, and the judicial review of decisions made by majority powers, while also discussing the flaws of new, seemingly democratic proposals that invoke citizen deliberation but restrict their participation. Ultimately, she concludes, all these shortcuts are mirages. To preserve democracy and improve life in common, there is no substitute for the arduous political work of convincing and reasoning among equals. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.forointernacional.colmex.mx:article-30052023-08-28T20:26:47Z Democracy without shortcuts: a conversation with Cristina Lafont: Interview by Humberto Beck Democracia sin atajos: una conversación con Cristina Lafont: Entrevista de Humberto Beck Lafont, Cristina Beck, Humberto deliberative democracy citizen participation public opinion minority rights judicial review democracy populism technocracy lotocracy democracia deliberativa participación ciudadana opinión pública derechos de las minorías revisión judicial democracia populismo tecnocracia lotocracia In this conversation with Humberto Beck, professor at El Colegio de México, political philosopher Cristina Lafont, author of Democracy without Shortcuts: A Participatory Conception of Deliberative Democracy (Spain, Trotta, 2021), defends democracy as a form of self-government that materializes when all citizens have the possibility to form an informed opinion on fundamental collective issues, influence political decisions that affect their lives, and challenge those that violate their rights, even when they may enjoy majority support. A disciple of Jürgen Habermas and a professor in the Philosophy Department at Northwestern University, Lafont examines the weaknesses of political proposals, both populist and technocratic, that present themselves as “shortcuts” to democracy. In contrast, she puts forward a vision based on the participatory exercise of deliberative democracy. In this conception, democratic legitimacy does not arise spontaneously from the arithmetic of votes or from an informed minority making the right decisions, but from debate in a public sphere where citizens, in full exercise of their freedoms, present their positions, try to persuade each other, and assume the obligation to justify to their fellow citizens those decisions that will equally bind them. Without ignoring the problems of contemporary democracies, Lafont vindicates the value of institutions like elections, political parties, and the judicial review of decisions made by majority powers, while also discussing the flaws of new, seemingly democratic proposals that invoke citizen deliberation but restrict their participation. Ultimately, she concludes, all these shortcuts are mirages. To preserve democracy and improve life in common, there is no substitute for the arduous political work of convincing and reasoning among equals. En esta conversación con Humberto Beck, profesor de El Colegio de México, la filósofa política Cristina Lafont, autora de Democracia sin atajos: una concepción participativa de la democracia deliberativa (España, Trotta, 2021), hace una defensa de la democracia como una forma de autogobierno que se materializa cuando todos los ciudadanos tienen posibilidades de formarse una opinión informada sobre cuestiones colectivas fundamentales, influir en las decisiones políticas que afectan sus vidas y disputar aquellas decisiones que transgredan sus derechos, aun cuando éstas puedan gozar del respaldo de la mayoría. Discípula de Jürgen Habermas y profesora del departamento de filosofía de la Universidad de Northwestern, Lafont examina las debilidades de propuestas políticas, tanto populistas como tecnocráticas, que se presentan como “atajos” a la democracia. En contraposición, adelanta una visión fundada en el ejercicio participativo de la democracia deliberativa. En esta concepción, la legitimidad democrática no surge espontáneamente de la aritmética de los votos ni de la toma de decisiones correctas por una minoría informada, sino del debate en una esfera pública en la que los ciudadanos, en pleno uso de sus libertades, exponen sus posturas, tratan de persuadirse mutuamente y asumen la obligación de justificar frente a sus conciudadanos aquellas decisiones que los obligarán por igual. Sin ignorar los problemas de las democracias contemporáneas, Lafont reivindica instituciones como las elecciones, los partidos políticos y la revisión judicial de las decisiones tomadas por poderes mayoritarios, al tiempo que discute las fallas de nuevas propuestas, aparentemente democráticas, que invocan la deliberación entre la ciudadanía, pero restringen su participación masiva. En última instancia, concluye, todos estos atajos son espejismos. Para preservar la democracia y mejorar la vida en común, no existe sustituto a la ardua labor política de convencer y razonar entre iguales. El Colegio de México A.C. 2023-06-30 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3005 10.24201/fi.v63i3.3005 Foro Internacional; Vol. LXIII, 3 (253) july - september, 2023; 539-560 Foro Internacional; Vol. LXIII, 3 (253) julio - septiembre, 2023; 539-560 2448-6523 0185-013X spa https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3005/3003 https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/3005/3007 Derechos de autor 2023 Foro Internacional |
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| title | Democracia sin atajos: una conversación con Cristina Lafont: Entrevista de Humberto Beck |
| title_alt | Democracy without shortcuts: a conversation with Cristina Lafont: Interview by Humberto Beck |
| title_full | Democracia sin atajos: una conversación con Cristina Lafont: Entrevista de Humberto Beck |
| title_fullStr | Democracia sin atajos: una conversación con Cristina Lafont: Entrevista de Humberto Beck |
| title_full_unstemmed | Democracia sin atajos: una conversación con Cristina Lafont: Entrevista de Humberto Beck |
| title_short | Democracia sin atajos: una conversación con Cristina Lafont: Entrevista de Humberto Beck |
| title_sort | democracia sin atajos una conversacion con cristina lafont entrevista de humberto beck |
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