Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context

The relationship between representatives and those they represent is a complex and contentious phenomenon that has long been examined across various disciplines, including political science, sociology, political philosophy, and even legal philosophy and constitutional law. Over the last few decades...

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Autores principales: Ríspolo, Florencia, Kaip , Esteban
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Publicado: Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025
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Representación Política
COVID-19
Schmitt
deliberación
decisión
Political Representation
deliberation
decision
Acceso en línea:https://relasp.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/162
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spelling I15-R205-article-1622025-11-13T21:33:26Z Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context Desafíos a la democracia: tensiones entre dos formas de representación. Los peligros de una representación inestable en contexto de pandemia Ríspolo, Florencia Kaip , Esteban Representación Política COVID-19 Schmitt deliberación decisión Political Representation COVID-19 Schmitt deliberation decision The relationship between representatives and those they represent is a complex and contentious phenomenon that has long been examined across various disciplines, including political science, sociology, political philosophy, and even legal philosophy and constitutional law. Over the last few decades of the 20th and 21st centuries, the focus of scholarly studies has shifted towards scrutinizing the changes and transformations that this representation has undergone in the Western world. In this context, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced fresh challenges and inquiries into this evolving representation. In this context, the global COVID-19 emergency has presented significant challenges to governments, leading to inquiries about the pertinence and legitimacy of their decisions, thus prompting a reconsideration of the concept of representation and its underlying principles. This study aims to illustrate how the pandemic seems to have expedited various processes that called into question the ‘liberal’ perspective within contemporary representative and elective democracies. These processes include the momentary interruption of the separation of powers, the concentration of decision-making in the executive branch, the disruption of freedom of movement, and the diverse consequences that have ensued. La relación entre representantes y representados es un fenómeno complejo y controvertido que ha sido objeto de análisis en diversas disciplinas o ramas de estas -ciencia política, sociología, filosofía política, filosofía jurídica o del derecho constitucional- por largo tiempo y desde diversos puntos de vista. En las últimas décadas del siglo XX y principios del XXI, el énfasis de numerosos estudios se ha centrado en los cambios y transformaciones que la representación parece haber sufrido en el mundo occidental. En este contexto, la aparición de la pandemia COVID-19 produjo nuevos retos e interrogantes para esa representación cambiante. En este sentido, la emergencia mundial por pandemia ha presentado a los gobiernos fuertes desafíos a partir de los cuales se han cuestionado la pertinencia y legitimidad de las decisiones tomadas, obligando a reflexionar sobre la representación y sus fundamentos. Este trabajo se orienta a dar cuenta de qué manera la pandemia parece haber acelerado diversos procesos que ponían en cuestión la perspectiva “liberal” dentro de las democracias representativas y electivas contemporáneas (interrupción momentánea de la división de poderes; concentración de las decisiones en el poder ejecutivo; interrupción de la libertad de circulación y las diversas consecuencias que ello conlleva, etc.). Universidad Nacional de Rosario 2025-11-13 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://relasp.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/162 10.35305/rr.v6i10.162 Revista Euro latinoamericana de Análisis Social y Político (RELASP); Vol. 6 Núm. 10 (2025); 70-96 2683-7420 2683-7420 spa https://relasp.unr.edu.ar/index.php/revista/article/view/162/219 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
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topic Representación Política
COVID-19
Schmitt
deliberación
decisión
Political Representation
COVID-19
Schmitt
deliberation
decision
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COVID-19
Schmitt
deliberación
decisión
Political Representation
COVID-19
Schmitt
deliberation
decision
Ríspolo, Florencia
Kaip , Esteban
Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context
topic_facet Representación Política
COVID-19
Schmitt
deliberación
decisión
Political Representation
COVID-19
Schmitt
deliberation
decision
author Ríspolo, Florencia
Kaip , Esteban
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Kaip , Esteban
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title Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context
title_short Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context
title_full Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context
title_fullStr Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context
title_full_unstemmed Democracy: Tensions Between Two Forms of Representation. The Dangers of Unstable Representation in a Pandemic Context
title_sort democracy: tensions between two forms of representation. the dangers of unstable representation in a pandemic context
description The relationship between representatives and those they represent is a complex and contentious phenomenon that has long been examined across various disciplines, including political science, sociology, political philosophy, and even legal philosophy and constitutional law. Over the last few decades of the 20th and 21st centuries, the focus of scholarly studies has shifted towards scrutinizing the changes and transformations that this representation has undergone in the Western world. In this context, the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic has introduced fresh challenges and inquiries into this evolving representation. In this context, the global COVID-19 emergency has presented significant challenges to governments, leading to inquiries about the pertinence and legitimacy of their decisions, thus prompting a reconsideration of the concept of representation and its underlying principles. This study aims to illustrate how the pandemic seems to have expedited various processes that called into question the ‘liberal’ perspective within contemporary representative and elective democracies. These processes include the momentary interruption of the separation of powers, the concentration of decision-making in the executive branch, the disruption of freedom of movement, and the diverse consequences that have ensued.
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