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Towards a Typology of Latin American Constitutionalism, 1810-60

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 October 2022

Roberto Gargarella
Roberto Gargarella*
Affiliation:
Universidad DiTella/UBA, Buenos Aires
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Abstract

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This paper presents a typology of different constitutional conceptions, which are designed to help us classify the constitutional conceptions and debates that appeared in Latin America during the nineteenth century and to compare the opposing ideas that were present at the time. Three broad categories of constitutional projects are defined: (1) conservative models, characterized by the defense of political elitism and moral perfectionism; (2) majoritarian or radical constitutions that sought to reach out to the popular sectors and anchored themselves in a form of moral populism; and (3) the individualist or liberal constitutions. This analysis explores the ideas and principal architects of these various constitutional initiatives for a number of Hispano-Latin American nations for the 1810-60 period, when the basic features of their constitutions were shaped.

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Research Reports and Notes
Information
Latin American Research Review , Volume 39 , Issue 2 , June 2004 , pp. 141 - 153
Copyright
Copyright © 2004 by the University of Texas Press

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