Peru: The Danger of Powerless Democracy

IF 4.3 1区 社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE Journal of Democracy Pub Date : 2023-04-01 DOI:10.1353/jod.2023.0015
Rodrigo Barrenechea, A. Vergara
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Abstract:Peru‘s democracy is dying. The country made international headlines after a cycle of political instability that left behind seven presidents in seven years, a failed coup, and 60 people dead after violent protests and brutal repression by the government. However, unlike the usual stories about democracy falling prey to the military or a popular strongman dismantling it from within, Peru‘s democracy is dying not from power concentration but from power dilution. Electoral fragmentation, political amateurism, and weak linkages with society have left politics populated by politicians willing to break democratic norms to make short-term gains. We call that process “democratic hollowing.”
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秘鲁:无能民主的危险
摘要:秘鲁的民主正在消亡。在经历了一场政治动荡之后,这个国家登上了国际媒体的头条。在这一动荡中,七年内换了七任总统,政变失败,60人在政府的暴力抗议和残酷镇压下死亡。然而,与通常的民主沦为军队的牺牲品或一个受欢迎的强人从内部瓦解它的故事不同,秘鲁的民主正在消亡,不是因为权力集中,而是因为权力稀释。选举的分裂、政治上的业余以及与社会的薄弱联系,使得政治中充斥着愿意打破民主规范以获得短期利益的政客。我们称这一过程为“民主空心化”。
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Journal of Democracy
Journal of Democracy POLITICAL SCIENCE-
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期刊介绍: Since its inception in 1990, the Journal of Democracy has become an influential international forum for scholarly analysis and competing democratic viewpoints. Its articles have been cited in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and widely reprinted in many languages. Focusing exclusively on democracy, the Journal monitors and analyzes democratic regimes and movements in scores of countries around the world. Each issue features a unique blend of scholarly analysis, reports from democratic activists, updates on news and elections, and reviews of important recent books.
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