Barcelona, España
La democracia deliberativa ha contribuido al advenimiento de un constitucionalismo al servicio del diálogo inclusivo, el denominado constitucionalismo dialógico. Sin perjuicio de la expansión, el potencial y los aportes recíprocos entre ambas corrientes, el vínculo entre ellas no ha estado libre de problemas. Primero, la conexión con frecuencia ha sido inconsistente, pues mientras en el plano democrático se ha sostenido una concepción deliberativa, en el plano constitucional se ha mantenido una concepción fuerte. Segundo, la conexión mayormente ha sido restringida, pues la agenda deliberativa ha estado limitada a momentos excepcionales o temas específicos. Tercero, la conexión habitualmente ha sido teórica, pues las dos corrientes no han abordado con detalle las implicaciones institucionales. Cuarto, la conexión a menudo ha sido abstracta y general, pues el entrecruce de ambas corrientes no ha sido contextual. En este marco, recientemente se ha publicado Democracia sin atajos: una concepción participativa de la democracia deliberativa, de Cristina Lafont. Dado que este libro se inscribe en la senda de la democracia deliberativa, el presente trabajo tiene como objetivo analizar sus límites y contribuciones al constitucionalismo dialógico, así como también sus continuidades y rupturas respecto del camino recorrido por la democracia deliberativa en el campo constitucional.
Deliberative democracy has contributed to the emergence of a constitutionalism at the service of inclusive dialogue, the so-called dialogic constitutionalism. Notwithstanding the expansion, potential and reciprocal contributions between the two trends, the link between them has not been without problems. Firstly, the connection has often been inconsistent, because while a deliberative conception has been defended at the democratic level, a strong conception has been defended at the constitutional level. Secondly, the connection has generally been restricted, as the deliberative agenda has been limited to exceptional moments or specific issues. Thirdly, the connection has been largely theoretical, as the two trends have not addressed the institutional implications in detail. Fourthly, the connection has mostly been abstract and general, as the intersection of the two trends has not been contextual. In this framework, Cristina Lafont’s Democracy without shortcuts: a participatory conception of deliberative democracy has recently been published. Given that this book is part of the path of deliberative democracy, the aim of this paper is to analyse its limits and contributions to dialogic constitutionalism, as well as its continuities and ruptures with respect to the path reached by deliberative democracy in the constitutional field.
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