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Le concept de démocratie dans le discours politique de la gauche colombienne : le cas de l'Union Patriotique

Defense date:

Jan. 1, 1992

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Paris 3

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Abstract EN:

The concept of democracy in the political discourse of left wing political parties in colombia has been profoundly influenced by a traditional political behavior that has constantly responded to an existing formal democracy; and that has continually applied a limited model of democracy; moreover, the political discours of the left in colombia has been result of a strict adherence to marxist ideologies. Although the patriotic union's political statement has not had any substantial changes, it has progressed to extend of its formal acceptance of democratic means. But he structure of communist ideology is still present in the patriotic union's party, in spite of its schism from the colombian communist party. The patriotic union remains faithful to the standard principles of socialism; however its organic and political independence from the communist party gives it a wider scope, and the opportunity to offer alternative explanations to various socio-economic problems. Its is essential to note that both the form and content of the patriotic union's discourse is an attempt at uniqueness; instead of adhering to traditional styles of political discourse of both left and right wing parties in colombia. Nevertheless this work responds to questions relating to the success of failure of this new political discourse which is an alternative to the traditional bipartisan system, and more specifically, the work tries to respond to questions regarding the existence or non-existence. . .

Abstract FR:

L'orientation du concept de democratie dans le discours politique de la gauche colombienne est, d'une part, le resultat des comportements politiques traditionnels en colombie (repondant a la democratie formelle existante), qui a ete fidele a l'application constante d'un modele de democratie restreinte, et d'autre part est le resultat d'une gauche revolutionnaire qui est profondement liee a des considerations ideologiques marxistes assez fermees. L'enonce que l'union patriotique exprime a travers son activite discoursive n'a pas evolue substantiellement. Cependant il y a eu des progres dans celle-ci comme par exemple l'aceptation formelle de la democratie. Ceci dit, la structure de l'iodeologie communiste est presente dans l'up en depit de son caractere formellement independant du parti communiste colombien. Neanmoins son independance organique et politique rend a l'up tout un reseau de moyens et de possibilites alternatives d'explications de divers problemes, tout en restant fidele auc principes normatifs inmuables du socialisme. Il faut noter que le contenu et la forme de ce qu'elle dit est un essai d'innovation alternative par rapport au style du discours politique traditionnel de la droite et de la gauche. Cependant le travail veut repondre aux questions relatives a la reussite ou a la non reussite du nouveau discours politique alternatif au bipartisme et plus particulierement a l'enonce charge ou non (?) d'ideal democratique. De meme les changements survenus a partir de 1989 dans l'enonciation et l'enonce de