Guillermo A O''Donnell
Biographic Data
| ID | 693164 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guillermo A O''Donnell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guillermo A |
| FAMILY NAME | O''Donnell |
| SIGNATURE | DONNELL G A O |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 654 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1972 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
The Perpetual Crises of Democracy
Democracy is and always will be in some kind of crisis, for it is constantly redirecting its citizens' gaze from a more or less unsatisfactory present toward a future of still unfulfilled possibilities. There is in these crises something that belongs to what is best and most distinctive about democracy. For the crises underline democracy's intrinsic mix of hope and dissatisfaction, its highlighting of a lack that will never be filled. The capacit…
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law Guillermo O’Donnell (bio) Writing about the U.S. Supreme Court, Alexis de Tocqueville claimed that “a more imposing judicial power was never constituted by any people” (I, 150). He was struck by the enormous power of the judges, the high prestige of the legal profession, and the propensity of the people to turn their conflicts into justiciable issues. In continental Europe, by contrast, judges were subordinate of…
Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies
Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies Guillermo O’Donnell (bio) My interest in horizontal accountability stems from its absence. Many countries, in Latin America and elsewhere, have recently become political democracies, or to borrow Robert A. Dahl’s term, “polyarchies,” satisfying the criteria of fair and free political competition that Dahl stipulates. 1 This is no mean feat; even some countries that regularly hold elections fail to meet…
Illusions About Consolidation
Bureaucratic authoritarianism: Argentina, 1966-1973, in comparative perspective
Transitions from authoritarian rule: Tentative Conlusions about Uncertain Democracies
Separately published vol. IV of the hardback edition Transitions from authoritarian rule: Prospects for Democracy, edited by Guillermo O'Donnell, Philippe C. Schmitter, and Laurence Whitehead, Blatimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986
Experiencias y Perspectivas de Grupos de Trabajo (CLACSO)
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Comentario a la nota de M. Brodersohn
Modernización y golpes militares Teoría, comparación y el caso argentino
Illusions About Consolidation
Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies
Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies Guillermo O’Donnell (bio) My interest in horizontal accountability stems from its absence. Many countries, in Latin America and elsewhere, have recently become political democracies, or to borrow Robert A. Dahl’s term, “polyarchies,” satisfying the criteria of fair and free political competition that Dahl stipulates. 1 This is no mean feat; even some countries that regularly hold elections fail to meet…
The Perpetual Crises of Democracy
Democracy is and always will be in some kind of crisis, for it is constantly redirecting its citizens' gaze from a more or less unsatisfactory present toward a future of still unfulfilled possibilities. There is in these crises something that belongs to what is best and most distinctive about democracy. For the crises underline democracy's intrinsic mix of hope and dissatisfaction, its highlighting of a lack that will never be filled. The capacit…
Modernización y golpes militares Teoría, comparación y el caso argentino
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law Guillermo O’Donnell (bio) Writing about the U.S. Supreme Court, Alexis de Tocqueville claimed that “a more imposing judicial power was never constituted by any people” (I, 150). He was struck by the enormous power of the judges, the high prestige of the legal profession, and the propensity of the people to turn their conflicts into justiciable issues. In continental Europe, by contrast, judges were subordinate of…
Comentario a la nota de M. Brodersohn
Modernización y golpes militares Teoría, comparación y el caso argentino
Comentario a la nota de M. Brodersohn
Experiencias y Perspectivas de Grupos de Trabajo (CLACSO)
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
Transitions from authoritarian rule: Tentative Conlusions about Uncertain Democracies
Separately published vol. IV of the hardback edition Transitions from authoritarian rule: Prospects for Democracy, edited by Guillermo O'Donnell, Philippe C. Schmitter, and Laurence Whitehead, Blatimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986
Bureaucratic authoritarianism: Argentina, 1966-1973, in comparative perspective
Illusions About Consolidation
Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies
Horizontal Accountability in New Democracies Guillermo O’Donnell (bio) My interest in horizontal accountability stems from its absence. Many countries, in Latin America and elsewhere, have recently become political democracies, or to borrow Robert A. Dahl’s term, “polyarchies,” satisfying the criteria of fair and free political competition that Dahl stipulates. 1 This is no mean feat; even some countries that regularly hold elections fail to meet…
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law
The Judiciary and the Rule of Law Guillermo O’Donnell (bio) Writing about the U.S. Supreme Court, Alexis de Tocqueville claimed that “a more imposing judicial power was never constituted by any people” (I, 150). He was struck by the enormous power of the judges, the high prestige of the legal profession, and the propensity of the people to turn their conflicts into justiciable issues. In continental Europe, by contrast, judges were subordinate of…
The Perpetual Crises of Democracy
Democracy is and always will be in some kind of crisis, for it is constantly redirecting its citizens' gaze from a more or less unsatisfactory present toward a future of still unfulfilled possibilities. There is in these crises something that belongs to what is best and most distinctive about democracy. For the crises underline democracy's intrinsic mix of hope and dissatisfaction, its highlighting of a lack that will never be filled. The capacit…
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