Congresses versus caudillos
The untold history of democracy in Latin America, with special emphasis on New Granada (Colombia), 1830–60. A new research agenda
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11427657 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduardo Posada-Carbó (0000-0002-0068-9157, University of Oxford, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 119-129 |
| Publication date | 2017-05-04 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Parliaments Estates and Representation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0260-6755 • E-ISSN: 1947-248X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02606755.2017.1334325 |
| OpenAlex | W2689258295 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
Since their origins, congresses played significant roles in the emerging states of Latin America following independence from Spain. Yet their protagonism has been overshadowed by the so-called caudillos, the strongmen who seem to have dominated the politics of the region during most of the nineteenth century. This article argues that congresses were central political actors in Latin America during the century and it does so by examining their various functions. Congresses served to form governments, to define the legislative agenda and to limit the power of the executive. Congress was the institution around which political parties and their leaders were formed, while the practices of representative government developed
Democracy · Economic history · Government (linguistics · Independence (probability theory · Institution · Latin American studies · Latin Americans · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Historical Studies in Latin America · History · History and Politics in Latin America · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America · Public Administration
Distinción y elitismo
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Los espacios locales frente al diseño institucional del Estado neogranadino
The Surprising Survival of Constitutionalism in the Caudillo Republic of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 1836–1845
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |