Between democratic security and democratic legality : discursive institutionalism and Colombia’s Constitutional Court

This dissertation seeks to explain why the Colombian Constitutional Court disallowed a referendum to extend presidential terms in 2010, when it allowed a similar reform in 2005. There are three elements to this decision that make it remarkable for institutional theory and comparative politics: 1) Th...

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Main Author: Boesten, Jan
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/57045