“Transition to democracy or post-dictatorship?” The dichotomy settled in during the early 90s whe... more “Transition to democracy or post-dictatorship?” The dichotomy settled in during the early 90s when the Aylwin[1] Administration had just begun. Indeed, both alternatives represented much more than academic rhetoric. Those who understood the Chilean process as a transition process regarded civilian command, consensus and the need for stability as the goal and target of the government. Those who preferred to refer to the newly inaugurated period as a post-dictatorship, focused on the early rusting of coordinative reformism which proved unable to pierce a hole on the institutional fence guarded by the sentries of the authoritarian project. Together with “Transition or post-dictatorship?”, “Truth or justice?” was other couple that characterized the Chile of Aylwin or Frei Ruiz-Tagle[2]. While “Transition or post-dictatorship” brought up the binominal electoral system, the senators appointment and the qualified quorums necessary for any significant reform, “Truth or justice” appealed to ...
“Transition to democracy or post-dictatorship?” The dichotomy settled in during the early 90s whe... more “Transition to democracy or post-dictatorship?” The dichotomy settled in during the early 90s when the Aylwin[1] Administration had just begun. Indeed, both alternatives represented much more than academic rhetoric. Those who understood the Chilean process as a transition process regarded civilian command, consensus and the need for stability as the goal and target of the government. Those who preferred to refer to the newly inaugurated period as a post-dictatorship, focused on the early rusting of coordinative reformism which proved unable to pierce a hole on the institutional fence guarded by the sentries of the authoritarian project. Together with “Transition or post-dictatorship?”, “Truth or justice?” was other couple that characterized the Chile of Aylwin or Frei Ruiz-Tagle[2]. While “Transition or post-dictatorship” brought up the binominal electoral system, the senators appointment and the qualified quorums necessary for any significant reform, “Truth or justice” appealed to ...
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