Populism and democracy in Costa Rica: analysis of the inter-branch conflict in 2025

 

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Autor: Méndez Castellanos, Fernando José
Médium: artículo original
Stav:Versión publicada
Datum vydání:2026
Popis:Since the dawn of the 21st century, Costa Rican democracy has faced new challenges that have reshaped the national political landscape, such as the crisis of the political party system, electoral dealignment, and declining citizen participation at the polls. This research, however, aims to highlight new challenges that go beyond the merely electoral: the rise of anti-democratic, anti-system, and anti-institutional discourses promulgated from the highest echelons of political power, with systematic attacks on the legitimacy of public institutions and the representative democratic system. In this sense, it is argued that there is a growing trend toward democratic deterioration in the country, which is being exacerbated by new populist attitudes that challenge Costa Rica's historic democratic achievements.
Země:Portal de Revistas UNED
Instituce:Universidad Estatal a Distancia
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNED
Jazyk:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.investiga.uned.ac.cr:article/6377
On-line přístup:https://revistas.uned.ac.cr/index.php/rupturas/article/view/6377
Klíčové slovo:democracy
inter-branch conflicts
populism
democratic institutionality
human rights
conflicto de poderes
democracia
populismo
institucionalidad democrática
derechos humanos