María Paula Saffon
Biographic Data
| ID | 766658 |
|---|---|
| NAME | María Paula Saffon |
| GIVEN NAMES | María Paula |
| FAMILY NAME | Saffon |
| SIGNATURE | SAFFON M P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidad Torcuato Di Tella |
| ORCID | 0009-0009-4391-2011 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 67 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Backlash against rights: Conceptual apparatus and research agenda
What do we mean by backlash against rights? How does backlash vary? What explains its variation? Although backlash is recognized as a crucial problem in the legal mobilization literature, it is treated as a residual category. This paper proposes a conceptual apparatus and research agenda for its identification and analysis. We propose a definition of backlash that distinguishes it from ordinary legal mobilization, and identify key dimensions alon…
Parties As Agents of Equal Political Freedom
This paper recovers and develops the normative justification of political parties that procedural democracy offers. In contrast to the prevalent neglect or grudging acceptance of parties as a necessary evil within democratic theory, we argue for the vital role of parties in ensuring equal political freedom. We expose the anti-party spirit of three core contemporary views of democracy—epistemic democracy, populism, and realism—and explain how thei…
Entering the Political Arena in Exclusionary Settings: A Grassroots-Led Turn to the Left in Colombia
Under what conditions can the Left become electorally competitive in exclusionary contexts where actors championing redistribution face barriers to entry? We argue that leftist parties can significantly increase electoral support during inclusionary institutional openings, such as peace processes, when previously excluded grassroots actors find new spaces to mobilize for redistribution. By engaging in hinge institutions–non-binding, nationwide pl…
The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
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 consti…
Colombia en 2018: Entre El Fracaso De La Paz Y El Inicio De La Política Programática
En 2018, la paz adquirió una connotación minimalista con la consolidación del bloque de derecha, que operó como muro de contención a las aspiraciones transformadoras de la paz de 2016. Pero la paz transformadora volvió a la escena pública durante las elecciones presidenciales con la amplia coalición de partidos de izquierda y movimientos de base que respaldaron la candidatura de Petro. Esta situación sugiere que, a pesar de los muchos tropiezos y…
Investigación-acción durante desastres: Uso De Redes Y Derechos
Este artículo describe el proyecto Documenta Desde Abajo 19S, iniciativa que surge como respuesta ciudadana frente al sismo del 19 de septiembre. Liderado principalmente por brigadas de estudiantes y profesores voluntarios de diversas universidades y centros de investigación, así como de algunas organizaciones de la sociedad civil, el proyecto buscó documentar las afectaciones ocurridas con ocasión del sismo desde un enfoque de derechos humanos. …
Latin American populism: An admissible trade‐off between procedural democracy and equality
Procedural Democracy, the Bulwark of Equal Liberty
This essay reclaims a political proceduralist vision of democracy as the best normative defense of democracy in contemporary politics. We distinguish this vision from three main approaches that are representative in the current academic debate: the epistemic conception of democracy as a process of truth seeking; the populist defense of democracy as a mobilizing politics that defies procedures; and the classical minimalist or Schumpeterian definit…
Procedural Democracy, the Bulwark of Equal Liberty
This essay reclaims a political proceduralist vision of democracy as the best normative defense of democracy in contemporary politics. We distinguish this vision from three main approaches that are representative in the current academic debate: the epistemic conception of democracy as a process of truth seeking; the populist defense of democracy as a mobilizing politics that defies procedures; and the classical minimalist or Schumpeterian definit…
Latin American populism: An admissible trade‐off between procedural democracy and equality
Colombia en 2018: Entre El Fracaso De La Paz Y El Inicio De La Política Programática
En 2018, la paz adquirió una connotación minimalista con la consolidación del bloque de derecha, que operó como muro de contención a las aspiraciones transformadoras de la paz de 2016. Pero la paz transformadora volvió a la escena pública durante las elecciones presidenciales con la amplia coalición de partidos de izquierda y movimientos de base que respaldaron la candidatura de Petro. Esta situación sugiere que, a pesar de los muchos tropiezos y…
Procedural Democracy, the Bulwark of Equal Liberty
This essay reclaims a political proceduralist vision of democracy as the best normative defense of democracy in contemporary politics. We distinguish this vision from three main approaches that are representative in the current academic debate: the epistemic conception of democracy as a process of truth seeking; the populist defense of democracy as a mobilizing politics that defies procedures; and the classical minimalist or Schumpeterian definit…
Latin American populism: An admissible trade‐off between procedural democracy and equality
Investigación-acción durante desastres: Uso De Redes Y Derechos
Este artículo describe el proyecto Documenta Desde Abajo 19S, iniciativa que surge como respuesta ciudadana frente al sismo del 19 de septiembre. Liderado principalmente por brigadas de estudiantes y profesores voluntarios de diversas universidades y centros de investigación, así como de algunas organizaciones de la sociedad civil, el proyecto buscó documentar las afectaciones ocurridas con ocasión del sismo desde un enfoque de derechos humanos. …
Colombia en 2018: Entre El Fracaso De La Paz Y El Inicio De La Política Programática
En 2018, la paz adquirió una connotación minimalista con la consolidación del bloque de derecha, que operó como muro de contención a las aspiraciones transformadoras de la paz de 2016. Pero la paz transformadora volvió a la escena pública durante las elecciones presidenciales con la amplia coalición de partidos de izquierda y movimientos de base que respaldaron la candidatura de Petro. Esta situación sugiere que, a pesar de los muchos tropiezos y…
The Mix of Latin American Populist Constitutionalism
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 consti…
Parties As Agents of Equal Political Freedom
This paper recovers and develops the normative justification of political parties that procedural democracy offers. In contrast to the prevalent neglect or grudging acceptance of parties as a necessary evil within democratic theory, we argue for the vital role of parties in ensuring equal political freedom. We expose the anti-party spirit of three core contemporary views of democracy—epistemic democracy, populism, and realism—and explain how thei…
Entering the Political Arena in Exclusionary Settings: A Grassroots-Led Turn to the Left in Colombia
Under what conditions can the Left become electorally competitive in exclusionary contexts where actors championing redistribution face barriers to entry? We argue that leftist parties can significantly increase electoral support during inclusionary institutional openings, such as peace processes, when previously excluded grassroots actors find new spaces to mobilize for redistribution. By engaging in hinge institutions–non-binding, nationwide pl…
Backlash against rights: Conceptual apparatus and research agenda
What do we mean by backlash against rights? How does backlash vary? What explains its variation? Although backlash is recognized as a crucial problem in the legal mobilization literature, it is treated as a residual category. This paper proposes a conceptual apparatus and research agenda for its identification and analysis. We propose a definition of backlash that distinguishes it from ordinary legal mobilization, and identify key dimensions alon…
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