Political resistance and citizenship: plebiscites and referendums in Uruguay in the 1990’s

Abstract

The widespread political resistance to the government took several different ways. Such resistances may include legitimate or non-legitimate approaches, within or outside the Constitution, involving or not the representative political institutions. At the same time, these processes may pursue different objectives which include from civil disobedience up to the government ousting. This article examines the most common institutionalized ways of civil resistance to the government: the use of direct democracy to change the unpopular government’s policies. Specifically, this article examines the use of referendum in Uruguay, since the transition to democracy in 1985 to date.
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Moreira, C., & Moreira, C. (2010). Political resistance and citizenship: plebiscites and referendums in Uruguay in the 1990’s. América Latina Hoy, 36, 17–45. https://doi.org/10.14201/alh.7411

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Constanza Moreira

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Universidad de la República
Universidad de la República-Uruguay. Av. 18 de Julio 1968 - Montevideo (Uruguay)

Constanza Moreira

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Universidad de la República
Universidad de la República-Uruguay. Av. 18 de Julio 1968 - Montevideo (Uruguay)
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