CURSO : TEORIA Y PRACTICA DE LA DEMOCRACIA DIRECTA CONTEMPORANEA
TRADUCCION : THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CONTEMPORARY DIRECT DEMOCRACY
SIGLA : ICP0124
CRÉDITOS : 10
MÓDULOS : 02
REQUISITOS : SIN REQUISITOS
CARÁCTER : OPTATIVO DE PROFUNDIZACION
DISCIPLINA : CIENCIA POLITICA
I. DESCRIPCION
Hasta hace muy poco tiempo atras, el foco principal de atencion de la politica comparada fueron las
condiciones para la aparicion, ruptura, o supervivencia de las democracias. En los ultimos a?os, sin embargo,
la mayor parte de los regimenes politicos ha preservado la estabilidad democratica. A pesar de esta
estabilidad, las democracias contemporaneas estas sufriendo problemas de diversa indole donde destaca la
apatia civica, descreimiento en las instituciones, y hasta un cierto cinismo respecto a la democracia
representativa. Esta situacion ha conducido a la busqueda de alternativas para re-encantar a la ciudadania. Una
de ellas es la inclusion de mecanismos de democracia directa donde la ciudadania puede decidir sobre temas
que las instituciones no considerarian unilateralmente.
II. OBJETIVOS
Generales
1. Entender y analizar las causas y consecuencias de la utilizacion de los diversos mecanismos de
democracia directa en el mundo contemporaneo.
Especificos
1. Comprender la trayectoria historica de la democracia directa.
2. Conocer y analizar las caracteristicas de democracia directa contemporanea.
III. CONTENIDOS
1. Introduccion general a la democracia.
2. Tipologias de mecanismos de democracia directa.
3. La democracia directa como variable dependiente.
4. La democracia directa como variable independiente.
IV. METODOLOGIA
- Clases lectivas.
- Estudios de caso.
- Presentaciones audiovisuales.
- Preparacion de monografias originales.
V. EVALUACION
- Un examen parcial.
- Un examen escrito.
- Un ejercicio comparativo.
- Participacion en clase.
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