«The restoring democracy» History and politics in Uruguay’s democratic transition (1980-1989)
This article focuses, firstly, on the revision of the readings made by politicians, intellectuals and academics of the transition to democracy in Uruguay, commonly understood as the period between 1980 and 1989. An analysis is madeof the type of frameworks of meanings and imaginaries on which re-dem...
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| description | This article focuses, firstly, on the revision of the readings made by politicians, intellectuals and academics of the transition to democracy in Uruguay, commonly understood as the period between 1980 and 1989. An analysis is madeof the type of frameworks of meanings and imaginaries on which re-democratization was structured, and what recurrent and hegemonic readings –from history and political science–were installed in those years. It is possible to conclude that in Uruguay an interpretation of transitional democracy as normative or institutional democracy prevailed and that because it took pride in its institutionalist tradition and the «uniqueness of the country», it found its legitimating roots in the past. In the interpretations of the time, betting on a continuist outlook, the post-dictatorial future retreated in a naturalized manner to a known, predictable and, fundamentally, exceptional past. For this reason, in a second part, the article discusses these canonic points of view. From a perspective focused on political language, it is proposedto problematize the modeling of the transition towards democracy to reinstate the complex and central position of the political change in the democratic conceptualization. Thus, it is sought to review the years of the return to democracy in Uruguay with new questions which can shed light on little explored elements of the process, as well as to start a dialog about the Uruguayan experience with the transitions of the region as a kind of circulation and exchange of ideas among the intellectuals of the time. |
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| spelling | oai:oai.revistas.uptc.edu.co:article-135342023-05-31T16:24:21Z «The restoring democracy» History and politics in Uruguay’s democratic transition (1980-1989) «La democracia restauradora» Historia y política en la transición democrática de Uruguay (1980-1989) «La démocratie restauratrice» Histoire et politique dans la transition démocratique de l’Uruguay (1980-1989) Garategaray, Martina Transición Democracia Uruguay lenguajes políticos historia intelectual transition democracy Uruguay political languages intellectual history Transition démocratie Uruguay langages politiques histoire intellectuelle This article focuses, firstly, on the revision of the readings made by politicians, intellectuals and academics of the transition to democracy in Uruguay, commonly understood as the period between 1980 and 1989. An analysis is madeof the type of frameworks of meanings and imaginaries on which re-democratization was structured, and what recurrent and hegemonic readings –from history and political science–were installed in those years. It is possible to conclude that in Uruguay an interpretation of transitional democracy as normative or institutional democracy prevailed and that because it took pride in its institutionalist tradition and the «uniqueness of the country», it found its legitimating roots in the past. In the interpretations of the time, betting on a continuist outlook, the post-dictatorial future retreated in a naturalized manner to a known, predictable and, fundamentally, exceptional past. For this reason, in a second part, the article discusses these canonic points of view. From a perspective focused on political language, it is proposedto problematize the modeling of the transition towards democracy to reinstate the complex and central position of the political change in the democratic conceptualization. Thus, it is sought to review the years of the return to democracy in Uruguay with new questions which can shed light on little explored elements of the process, as well as to start a dialog about the Uruguayan experience with the transitions of the region as a kind of circulation and exchange of ideas among the intellectuals of the time. Este artículo se centra, en primer lugar, en la revisión de las lecturas que políticos, intelectuales y académicos hicieron de la transición a la democracia en Uruguay, comúnmente entendida como el período que va desde 1980 a 1989. Se analiza sobre qué tipo de entramados de sentidos y de imaginarios fue estructurada la redemocratización, y que lecturas recurrentes y hegemónicas –desde la historia y la ciencia política– se instalaron en esos años. Es posible concluir, a partir del recorrido, que en Uruguay primó una interpretación de la democracia transicional en clave de democracia normativa o institucional; y que esa democracia por venir haciendo gala de la tradición institucionalista y de la «excepcionalidad del país», encontraba sus fuentes legitimadoras en el pasado. En las interpretaciones de la época, apostando a una mirada continuista, el futuro post-dictatorial se replegaba de un modo naturalizado sobre un pasado conocido, predecible y, fundamentalmente, excepcional. Es por ello que, en una segunda parte, el artículo apuesta a discutir estas miradas canónicas. Desde una perspectiva centrada en los lenguajes políticos, se propone problematizar la modelación que se hace de la transición a la democracia para restituirle el lugar complejo y central al cambio político en la conceptualización democrática. Así se busca tanto revisar los años de la vuelta a la democracia en Uruguay con nuevas preguntas, que puedan iluminar aristas poco exploradas del proceso, como poner en diálogo la experiencia uruguaya con las transiciones de la región en una clave de circulación e intercambio de ideas entre los intelectuales de la época. Cet article revient, en premier lieu, sur la lecture que certains hommes politiques, des intellectuels et des universitaires ont proposé sur la transition démocratique en Uruguay entre 1980 et 1989. On analyse l’entrecroisement de significations et d’imaginaires par laquelle la re-démocratisation a été structurée, et quelles ont été les lectures sont devenues hégémoniques à cette époque. Il est possible de conclure qu’en Uruguay s’est imposé une interprétation de la démocratie transitionnelle proche de la démocratie normative ou institutionnelle, et que ce type de démocratie faisait partie de la tradition institutionnaliste et par conséquent était légitimée par le passé. Dans ces interprétations, misant sur un regard continuiste, l’avenir post-dictatorial se repliait sur un passé connu et exceptionnel. C’est pourquoi cet article se propose de revenir aussi sur ces regards canoniques. Dans une perspective centrée sur les langages politiques, on se propose de mettre en question l’image répandue de la transition démocratique afin de restituer la centralité et la complexité du changement politique dans la conceptualisation démocratique. De cette sorte, on tente d’analyser les années du retour à la démocratie en Uruguay avec des questions nouvelles pour éclairer des aspects peu explorés de ce processus ainsi que d’établir un dialogue entre l’expérience uruguayenne et les transitions ayant eu lieu dans la région et notamment entre les idées échangées par les intellectuels de l’époque. Universidad Pedagógica y Tecnológica de Colombia 2021-12-21 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf text/xml https://revistas.uptc.edu.co/index.php/historia_memoria/article/view/13534 10.19053/20275137.n24.2022.13534 Historia Y Memoria; No. 24 (2022): «Issues of Latin American political-intellectual history: Democracy, Nation, and Representation. Latin America, 19th and 20th centuries»; 21-54 Historia Y Memoria; Núm. 24 (2022): Enero-Junio 2022. «Problemas de historia político-intelectual latinoamericana: Democracia, Nación, Representación. 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| title | «The restoring democracy» History and politics in Uruguay’s democratic transition (1980-1989) |
| title_alt | «La democracia restauradora» Historia y política en la transición democrática de Uruguay (1980-1989) «La démocratie restauratrice» Histoire et politique dans la transition démocratique de l’Uruguay (1980-1989) |
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