the quality of democracy in latin america maxwell a. cameron poli 332 march 1, 2010
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The Quality of Democracy in Latin America
Maxwell A. Cameron
Poli 332
March 1, 2010
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Dimensions
• Electoral
• Constitutional
• Citizenship
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Electoral
• Right to vote and run for office
• Clean elections
• Free elections
• Elected officials
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Constitutional
• Checks and balances
• Judicial independence
• Civilian control over military
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Citizen Participation
• Three generations of rights
• Active participation
• Constitutional change by democratic means
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(A) Electoral Democracy at Risk?
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Popular leaders, dirty elections
• Hugo Chávez & Alvaro Uribe
• Irregularities in elections
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Venezuela: “Lista Russian”• Comptroller general bans candidates
– Violation of the right to run for office
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Colombia: La Parapolitica
• 81 investigations, 32 sentences
• Violence in election process– Paras, narcos, guerrillas
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(B) Concentration of Power
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Venezuela - Chávez
• No checks and balances. • No judicial independence
• Uncertainty over alternation
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Bolivia Morales
Checks and balances
Yes, congress– CA process– Now has majority
No – Weak party system – Emergence of single party
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Judicial Independence Threatened in Bolivia
– Constitutional tribunal closed, then stacked– Appointments to supreme court
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Ecuador - Correa
• Conflict among branches of power
• Disputes involve the election authority and constitutional tribunal
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Colombia - Uribe• 1991 constitution
• Judicial independence
• Re-election threat
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(C) Citizens’ Democracies Under Construction
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Participation
• Referenda
• Recall
• Initiative by citizens
• Community councils
• Participatory budgeting
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Venezuela
Community Councils• 26,000• Presidential commission• Mayors and governors
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Bolivia
– MAS as instrument– Agrarian reform– Municipal government– Juridical pluralism
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Ecuador
New constitution• Recall, citizen initiative• Participatory budgeting• New civil society organs
– Undermining parties?
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PerúParticipation in Law
Ley 26300 (Ley de referendos)– In practice, neglected
• Eg Bagua
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Chile
– No participation– Despite Bachelet’s efforts
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(D) Constituent Power
– Creating hegemony?
– Overcoming exclusion?
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Venezuela
– Chávez’s role– Congress closed– Outcome– Constituent power as permenent process
• Re-election• Consejos Comunales
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Bolivia
– Social movement pressure– Congress not closed– No super majority– Negotiation– Hybrid outcome
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Ecuador
– Presidential protagonism– Congress displaced– Participatory but not deliberative
• 70,000 participants• Acosta’s resignation
– Limited advances for indigenous
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Summary and Conclusions
• Rankings not useful– Election irregularties serious– Constitutional problems pervasive– Participation where representation weak
• Against two regoins – Colombia and Venezuela alike– Perú & Chile not participatory– Bolivia & Venezuela different in CA process