Cuando la frontera pasa por el centrocrítica del discurso consensualista sobre la polarización
- Javier Franzé 1
- Julián Melo 2
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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2
Universidad Nacional de San Martín
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ISSN: 2172-0223
Ano de publicación: 2022
Título do exemplar: Los discursos de los extremos
Número: 49
Páxinas: 78-96
Tipo: Artigo
Outras publicacións en: Más poder local
Resumo
This article asks if polarization is contrary to democracy and pluralism. The dominant discourse, which associates democracy with consensus, links polarization with division, instability and the destruction of democracy. As an example of this, this hegemonic discourse points out various experiences and recent political currents, from Trump to Maduro, passing through Orbán, Putin and Evo Morales. Critically reviewing the presuppositions of this perspective, elaborated by political scientists such as Sartori or Dahl, and starting from another concept of politics, based on conflict, we argue that polarization is not necessarily synonymous of antagonism, nor of the impairment of pluralism and democracy.