300 years of Rousseau and democracy in Mexico

Authors

  • Jaime Tamayo Universidad de Guadalajara

Keywords:

Social contract, popular sovereignty, State, democracy, crisis

Abstract

On June 27th, the 300th anniversary of Juan Jacobo Rousseau’s birth was celebrated. Attacked by both conservatives and liberals from the academy, they have pointed at his theory of the social contract as the origin of what they call totalitarian democracy and political messianism, which is at present, nevertheless, the touchstone for rebuilding the State and democracy in crisis. 

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Published

2012-09-01

How to Cite

Tamayo, J. (2012). 300 years of Rousseau and democracy in Mexico. Espiral Estudios Sobre Estado Y Sociedad (eISSN: 2594-021X), 19(55), 39-47. Retrieved from http://www.espiral.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/EEES/article/view/522