Colombia’s Surprising Resilience
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6286788 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lindsay Mayka (0000-0002-8967-4735, corresponding author), Lindsay R Mayka |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 139-147 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2016.0050 |
| OpenAlex | W2474691242 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 5 |
Facing a devastating security crisis, Colombian president Alvaro Uribe (2002–10) concentrated power into the executive branch and moved the country toward delegative democracy. While history shows that delegative democracy produces a cycle of institutional weakening that is difficult to break, this trend reversed course under Uribe's successor, Juan Manuel Santos. This essay argues that in delegative democracies with origins in security crises, strong judiciaries can impose limits on efforts to concentrate power. Even if judiciaries fail to stop initial moves towards delegative democracy, they can ensure that liberal-democratic institutions survive for the next round of politics
Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · Successor cardinal · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Judicial and Constitutional Studies · Law · Politics and Society in Latin America
| Unique citing works | 6 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |