The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism

Autores
González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco; Saffon, María Paula
Año de publicación
2022
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In this article, we study Latin American populist constitutions and their uses, seeking to analytically understand whether populist constitutionalism is, indeed, a thing. We posit that Latin American populist constitutionalism is a particular form of mixed constitutionalism in three senses: first, as a specific combination of substantive traits that includes both empowering and (some) constraining devices; second, as a peculiar politics of constitutional change that incorporates popular mobilization against pre-existing institutions as a key trait; and third, as a particular practice of constitutional enforcement that involves weak and selective implementation, often through institutional capture. By considering not only the texts of constitutions but also the ways in which they are changed and implemented, we hope to complement legal perspectives of mixed constitutions with a sociopolitical analysis of practices and contexts. By capturing the distinctive contribution of Latin American populism to the discussion of mixed constitutions, we seek to challenge both legal conceptions of constitutionalism that reduce it to negative or constraining features, and political conceptions of populism that simply equate it to authoritarian rule.
Fil: González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Saffon, María Paula. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina
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Populist constitutionalism
Latin America
Mixed constitutions
Positive constitutionalism
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spelling The Mix of Latin American Populist ConstitutionalismGonzález Bertomeu, Juan FranciscoSaffon, María PaulaPopulist constitutionalismLatin AmericaMixed constitutionsPositive constitutionalismhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.5https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5In this article, we study Latin American populist constitutions and their uses, seeking to analytically understand whether populist constitutionalism is, indeed, a thing. We posit that Latin American populist constitutionalism is a particular form of mixed constitutionalism in three senses: first, as a specific combination of substantive traits that includes both empowering and (some) constraining devices; second, as a peculiar politics of constitutional change that incorporates popular mobilization against pre-existing institutions as a key trait; and third, as a particular practice of constitutional enforcement that involves weak and selective implementation, often through institutional capture. By considering not only the texts of constitutions but also the ways in which they are changed and implemented, we hope to complement legal perspectives of mixed constitutions with a sociopolitical analysis of practices and contexts. By capturing the distinctive contribution of Latin American populism to the discussion of mixed constitutions, we seek to challenge both legal conceptions of constitutionalism that reduce it to negative or constraining features, and political conceptions of populism that simply equate it to authoritarian rule.Fil: González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; MéxicoFil: Saffon, María Paula. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; ArgentinaDe Gruyter2022-07info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/236002González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco; Saffon, María Paula; The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism; De Gruyter; Law and Ethics of Human Rights; 16; 1; 7-2022; 137-1652194-65311938-2545CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/lehr-2022-2001/htmlinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1515/lehr-2022-2001info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T09:51:48Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/236002instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 09:51:49.251CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
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title The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
spellingShingle The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco
Populist constitutionalism
Latin America
Mixed constitutions
Positive constitutionalism
title_short The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
title_full The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
title_fullStr The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
title_full_unstemmed The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
title_sort The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco
Saffon, María Paula
author González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco
author_facet González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco
Saffon, María Paula
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Populist constitutionalism
Latin America
Mixed constitutions
Positive constitutionalism
topic Populist constitutionalism
Latin America
Mixed constitutions
Positive constitutionalism
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5.5
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/5
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv In this article, we study Latin American populist constitutions and their uses, seeking to analytically understand whether populist constitutionalism is, indeed, a thing. We posit that Latin American populist constitutionalism is a particular form of mixed constitutionalism in three senses: first, as a specific combination of substantive traits that includes both empowering and (some) constraining devices; second, as a peculiar politics of constitutional change that incorporates popular mobilization against pre-existing institutions as a key trait; and third, as a particular practice of constitutional enforcement that involves weak and selective implementation, often through institutional capture. By considering not only the texts of constitutions but also the ways in which they are changed and implemented, we hope to complement legal perspectives of mixed constitutions with a sociopolitical analysis of practices and contexts. By capturing the distinctive contribution of Latin American populism to the discussion of mixed constitutions, we seek to challenge both legal conceptions of constitutionalism that reduce it to negative or constraining features, and political conceptions of populism that simply equate it to authoritarian rule.
Fil: González Bertomeu, Juan Francisco. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; México
Fil: Saffon, María Paula. Universidad Torcuato Di Tella; Argentina
description In this article, we study Latin American populist constitutions and their uses, seeking to analytically understand whether populist constitutionalism is, indeed, a thing. We posit that Latin American populist constitutionalism is a particular form of mixed constitutionalism in three senses: first, as a specific combination of substantive traits that includes both empowering and (some) constraining devices; second, as a peculiar politics of constitutional change that incorporates popular mobilization against pre-existing institutions as a key trait; and third, as a particular practice of constitutional enforcement that involves weak and selective implementation, often through institutional capture. By considering not only the texts of constitutions but also the ways in which they are changed and implemented, we hope to complement legal perspectives of mixed constitutions with a sociopolitical analysis of practices and contexts. By capturing the distinctive contribution of Latin American populism to the discussion of mixed constitutions, we seek to challenge both legal conceptions of constitutionalism that reduce it to negative or constraining features, and political conceptions of populism that simply equate it to authoritarian rule.
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