El campamento participativo. Por qué la representación política no es virtuosa en sí misma, sino en todo caso un mal necesario

Nahuel Maisley

Authors

Nahuel Maisley https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-0208

Keywords:

Representation, Participation, Deliberation, Human Right to Democracy, Right to Political Participation, Participatory Democracy, Deliberative Democracy

Abstract

In this paper I defend the idea that political representation is a necessary evil, that direct participation is indispensable to democratize decision-making procedures and that, thus, the content of the right to take part in the conduct of public affairs must be read under this light. For this purpose, first, (1) I present an affirmative argument regarding the ideal of self-government as an ideal of full participation. Then, (2) I try to answer the arguments presented by what I describe as two lines of “representativist” thought: (a) a classic, madisonian, line of thought, reluctant to any idea of participation, and (b) another, more modern, which admits some space for participation. Later, (3) I consider the impact of these discussions on the interpretation of the human right to take part in the conduct of public affairs. Finally, (4) I sum up the argument.

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Nahuel Maisley

Profesor Adjunto Interino y Doctorando (Becario CONICET), Facultad de Derecho, UBA.

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