Alejandra M. Salinas
Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero
Abstract
This chapter first highlights the institutional aspects of liberal democracy as present in volume one of Democracy in America. Secondly, it addresses the reception of Tocqueville’s vision in Alberdi’s project for the constitutional organization of Argentina. Last, it contrasts their ideas with the populist form of democracy as put forward in Laclau’s theory and as illustrated by the contemporary history of Argentina.
Keywords
Tocqueville – Alberdi – Argentina – Liberal Democracy – Populism
DOI: 10.13131/unipi/g6mt-9843
