Counter-majoritarian mechanisms in local self-government: a view from Russia

Palabras clave: autogobierno local, mecanismos contramayoritarios, construcciones legales contramayoritarias, democracia participativa, experiencia rusa de gobierno local

Resumen

Mediante una metodología documental el artículo analiza las principales cuestiones legales teóricas, prácticas y problemáticas relacionadas con el funcionamiento de los mecanismos contramayoritarios existentes en el sistema de autogobierno local ruso. El estudio propone un conjunto de medidas legales destinadas a mejorar el contenido de las estructuras jurídicas contramayoritarias existentes y busca al mismo tiempo introducir nuevas para adecuar la legislación municipal rusa a las principales tendencias mundiales en la protección de los derechos de las minorías municipales. Se concluye que, la tesis del sistema de la tiranía de la mayoría (democracia mayoritaria) a nivel local no puede reconocerse como una estructura jurídica democrática y estable para la aplicación del autogobierno local. En todo el mundo, hay un proceso bastante largo de sustitución del concepto de democracia mayoritaria por el concepto de democracia participativa que implica la interacción de todos los grupos de población y la búsqueda de compromisos entre diferentes comunidades sociales, mediante un equilibrio de respeto y reconocimiento a las memorias de toda índole.

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Biografía del autor/a

Sergey Solovev, South Ural State University (National Research University)

South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Olga Pastukhova, South Ural State University (National Research University)

South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia.

Elena Sumina, South Ural State University (National Research University)

South Ural State University (National Research University), Chelyabinsk, Russia.

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2021-10-10
Cómo citar
Solovev, S., Pastukhova, O., & Sumina, E. (2021). Counter-majoritarian mechanisms in local self-government: a view from Russia. Cuestiones Políticas, 39(70), 933-941. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3970.57
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