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The vice presidency in America as a challenge to representative democracy: the cases of the US, Brazil and Argentina
Foro Internacional
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The vice presidency in America as a challenge to representative democracy: the cases of the US, Brazil and Argentina
La vicepresidencia en América como desafío a la democracia representativa: los casos de Estados Unidos, Brasil y Argentina |
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Sribman Mittelman, Ariel
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vicepresidente
América Latina Estados Unidos democracia representativa legitimidad Latin America United States representative democracy legitimacy vice president |
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Since the Third Wave of democratization, political science has extensively debated the performance of the presidential model in Latin America and its effects on democratic stability. However, that debate has ignored a key figure: the vice presidency. The objective of this article is to reflect on this position, which exists practically throughout the Americas, as a challenge to the representative character of democracy, in connection with the existing debate on presidentialism and the political stability of American democracies. Based on three cases—Brazil, Argentina and the United States—this article considers the fixed character of the role (not removable by the president) and the mechanisms provided for his election as factors that diminish the representative character of the vice presidency and lead to instability and a lack of legitimacy of the Executive. Drawing on these factors, this article concludes there is a need to introduce reforms to the vice presidency, or consider its replacement by another mode of succession.
A partir de la tercera ola de democratización, la ciencia política ha debatido extensamente el desempeño del presidencialismo en América Latina y sus efectos sobre la estabilidad democrática. Sin embargo, ese debate dejó al margen una figura clave: la vicepresidencia. El objetivo del presente artículo es reflexionar sobre este cargo, presente prácticamente en toda América, como desafío al carácter representativo de la democracia, entroncando con el debate existente sobre el presidencialismo y la estabilidad política de las democracias americanas. A partir de tres casos, Brasil, Argentina y Estados Unidos, se plantea el carácter fijo (no removible por el presidente) y los mecanismos previstos para su elección como factores que merman el carácter representativo de la vicepresidencia, generando inestabilidad y déficit de legitimidad del Ejecutivo. De lo anterior se concluye la necesidad de introducir reformas en la vicepresidencia o considerar su sustitución por otro método sucesorio. |
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El Colegio de México A.C.
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2021-12-17
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https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2809
10.24201/fi.v62i1.2809 |
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Foro Internacional; Vol. LXII, 1 (247) january - march, 2022; 179-224
Foro Internacional; Vol. LXII, 1 (247) enero - marzo, 2022; 179-224 2448-6523 0185-013X |
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spa
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https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2809/2850
https://forointernacional.colmex.mx/index.php/fi/article/view/2809/2860 |
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Derechos de autor 2021 Foro Internacional
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