Open Access BASE2013

El triunfo y las crisis de la democracia liberal ; The Triumph and the Crises of Liberal Democracy

Abstract

En el mismo momento en que se ha anunciado su definitivo triunfo asistimos, sin embargo y paradójicamente, a la constatación de la crisis de la democracia liberal. El presente trabajo, tras asumir que la democracia es hoy la forma de gobierno que goza de una amplia legitimidad y aceptación social, discute la veracidad y alcance empírico de la tesis del triunfo de la democracia liberal y vuelve sobre algunas de sus crisis a lo largo del siglo XX. A tal fin, recupera distintas y hasta contradictorias teorías de la crisis de tal forma de gobierno (en los años 20, en los años 70 y en la actualidad) para mostrar los serios y persistentes problemas que afronta la democracia liberal y concluye aportando unas pocas sugerencias para superar dichas crisis. ; At the time of the announcement of its final triumph, we are however and paradoxically witnessing the crisis of liberal democracy. After assuming that democracy is nowadays the form of government that enjoys widespread legitimacy and social acceptance, this paper discusses the accuracy and the empirical scope of the thesis stating the triumph of liberal democracy. This paper looks back on some of the crises of liberal democracy during the twentieth century and retrieves different -and even contradictory- theories of the crises suffered in such form of government - in the 20's, 70's and today-. The final goal is to show the serious and persistent problems liberal democracy is facing and it concludes by providing suggestions to overcome these crises.

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