Three fallacies undermining participatory constitution making
In recent years, many emerging actors (e.g., new social movements and parties) associate democratic problems with representative institutions. Accordingly, as a solution, they propose to introduce direct citizen participation in constitution and law making. However, three fallacies undermine the pot...
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ftgradinstgene:oai:repository.graduateinstitute.ch:302512 2024-02-11T10:05:05+01:00 Three fallacies undermining participatory constitution making Welp, Yanina 2024-01-11T09:46:12Z http://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/302512 unknown doi:10.1017/S1049096523000896 https://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/302512/files/three-fallacies-undermining-participatory-constitution-making.pdf http://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/302512 http://repository.graduateinstitute.ch/record/302512 Text 2024 ftgradinstgene https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096523000896 2024-01-15T00:54:49Z In recent years, many emerging actors (e.g., new social movements and parties) associate democratic problems with representative institutions. Accordingly, as a solution, they propose to introduce direct citizen participation in constitution and law making. However, three fallacies undermine the potential benefits of citizen participation: (1) attributing a moral and/or epistemic superiority to “the people”; (2) assuming that superiority, expecting to replace representation with direct participation; and (3) supposing that the legitimacy deficit will be resolved automatically by introducing inclusive direct participation. This article argues against these three ideas by providing a framework to understand participatory constitution making and briefly examining the cases of Chile and Iceland. Text Iceland Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Institutional Repository PS: Political Science & Politics 1 4 |
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In recent years, many emerging actors (e.g., new social movements and parties) associate democratic problems with representative institutions. Accordingly, as a solution, they propose to introduce direct citizen participation in constitution and law making. However, three fallacies undermine the potential benefits of citizen participation: (1) attributing a moral and/or epistemic superiority to “the people”; (2) assuming that superiority, expecting to replace representation with direct participation; and (3) supposing that the legitimacy deficit will be resolved automatically by introducing inclusive direct participation. This article argues against these three ideas by providing a framework to understand participatory constitution making and briefly examining the cases of Chile and Iceland. |
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