David and Goliath: The citizen's position towards the constitutionally entrenched institutions of representation
| Autor | Styliani M. Christoforidou |
| Cargo | Universidad Aristóteles de Tesalónica (Grecia) |
| Páginas | 35-45 |
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David and Goliath: The citizen’s position towards the
constitutionally entrenched institutions of representation
David y Goliath: La posición del ciudadano frente a la
constitucionalidad protegida en instituciones representativas
Styliani M. Christoforidou
Universidad Aristóteles de Tesalónica (Grecia)
Recibido: 09/09/2013 Aprobado: 19/11/2013 christoforidoustyliani@yahoo.gr
ABSTRACT
Given the direction of deliberative democracy seems to be followed by the Greek political system, this article
studies the proposal of Professor James Fishkin called deliberative polling, in order to investigate whether
it is in armony with the Greek constitution as their conditions and consequences for the functioning of the
traditional institutions of representation.
KEY WORDS
Constitution, democracy, postmodernity, political system.
RESUMEN
Dada la dirección hacia la democracia deliberativa que parece ser seguida por el sistema político griego, este
artículo estudia la propuesta del profesor James Fishkin denominada encuesta deliberativa, con el objetivo de
investigar si ésta se encuentra en armonía con la Constitución griega al igual que sus condiciones y consecuencias
para el funcionamiento de las instituciones tradicionales de representación.
PALABRAS CLAVE
Constitución, democracia, postmodernidad, sistema politico.
INTRODUCTION
It seems that in times of post-modernity the citizen is gradually transformed to a guarantee of the democratic
constitution. However, the question arises: is it as a consultant or as a significant player of the political game?
In Greece, the emergence of demand for citizens’ direct participation has been caused both by the absence of
hedging instruments in cases of divergence of public opinion and government choices, and by the so called
‘representative deficit’. Furthermore, the decline of traditional institutions of representation pushes citizens
into seeking ways of direct communication as tools for exerting political pressure and expressing their political
views. As far as the Greek political system is concerned, it seems that it is more favourably disposed towards
«Si hubiera una nación de dioses, éstos se gobernarían democráticamente;
pero un gobierno tan perfecto no es adecuado para los hombres»
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Revista Jurídica Piélagus, Vol. 12, N° 1, pp. 35 -45-ISSN 1657-6799 – Enero – Diciembre de 2013 / 196 p. Neiva, Colombia
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