Books by Ines M . Pousadela
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El voto liberado. Elecciones 2003 : perspectiva histórica y estudio de casos
Política e instituciones en las nuevas democracias latinoamericanas
Book chapters by Ines M . Pousadela
21st century feminismos: Women’s movements across Latin America, 2021
Routledge Handbook of NGOs and International Relations, 2019
Villarreal, Nelson (coord.), Movilidad Humana, Montevideo, Uruguay: Secretaría de Derechos Humanos/OEA, 2019
Albala, Adrián (ed.) Civil Society and Political Representation in Latin America (2010-2015), 2017
In the era of audience democracy, Uruguay retains certain elements that were typical of party dem... more In the era of audience democracy, Uruguay retains certain elements that were typical of party democracy to a much greater extent than other countries in the region. In fact, party democracy was much stronger in Uruguay to begin with. In contrast to other Latin American experiences characterized by the citizenry’s disaffection and estrangement from political parties and in which light and fleeting identifications have replaced the solid and lasting identities of the past, Uruguay offers the atypical landscape of a party-centered society – that is, a society in which parties play a key role not just in organizing political competition but also in producing and reproducing political identities.
In order to explore the relationship between political representation and social mobilization in contemporary Uruguay, we start with a brief description of political parties’ roles within political dynamics and in terms of the constitution of political identities. We then explore the realignment process that took place in the extremely stable Uruguayan party system as a new party emerged in the 1960s. The Frente Amplio brought a novel way of managing social tensions, and it consequently changed the prevailing relationship between social mobilization and political representation. Lastly, we observe changes and continuities in the links between society and the political system as the Frente Amplio moved from the opposition to the government: rapprochements, gaps and (relatively failed or successful) attempts to bridge them, the creation of novel spaces for interaction, and the transformation and expansion of repertoires of action.
"From feminist extravagance to citizen demand: the movement for abortion legalisation in Uruguay"
This chapter illustrates the crucial, decades-long contribution of Uruguayan women’s organisation... more This chapter illustrates the crucial, decades-long contribution of Uruguayan women’s organisations to the emancipation of women. It does so by analysing the political process leading to the recent legalisation of abortion in Uruguay, as well as the multiple strategies resorted to by the women’s movement to create a social consensus around women’s rights – and sexual and reproductive rights in specific – as integral to human rights. The story of the struggle for the legalisation of abortion in Uruguay also demonstrates the fragility of rights; as Uruguayan women’s organisations have learned the hard way, rights should never be taken for granted. Steps backwards are always possible and emancipation is never complete; further action will always be required to secure rights as well as to advance new generations of rights.
Adelstein, Andreína and Gabriel Vommaro (eds.) Diccionario del léxico corriente de la política argentina. Palabras en democracia (1983-2013, 2014
En Isidoro Cheresky e Ines Pousadela (eds.) El voto liberado. Elecciones 2003: perspectiva histórica y estudios de casos. Buenos Aires: Biblos., 2004
In Pousadela, Inés et. al., Veinte años de democracia: ensayos premiados, Buenos Aires, FLACSO-Fundación OSDE (ISBN 950-93790771), 2004
Ninguna civilización -artefacto hecho por el hombre para albergar a sucesivas generaciones -hubie... more Ninguna civilización -artefacto hecho por el hombre para albergar a sucesivas generaciones -hubiera sido posible sin un marco de estabilidad para facilitar el fluir del cambio. Fundamentales entre los factores estabilizadores, más resistentes que las costumbres, las maneras y las tradiciones, son los sistemas legales que regulan nuestra vida en el mundo y nuestros asuntos cotidianos con los demás" (Arendt, 1999: p. 86).
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Books by Ines M . Pousadela
Book chapters by Ines M . Pousadela
In order to explore the relationship between political representation and social mobilization in contemporary Uruguay, we start with a brief description of political parties’ roles within political dynamics and in terms of the constitution of political identities. We then explore the realignment process that took place in the extremely stable Uruguayan party system as a new party emerged in the 1960s. The Frente Amplio brought a novel way of managing social tensions, and it consequently changed the prevailing relationship between social mobilization and political representation. Lastly, we observe changes and continuities in the links between society and the political system as the Frente Amplio moved from the opposition to the government: rapprochements, gaps and (relatively failed or successful) attempts to bridge them, the creation of novel spaces for interaction, and the transformation and expansion of repertoires of action.