Deliberative mechanisms in the National Constitutional Assembly: the symbolic polarization of land reform / Mecanismos deliberativos na Assembléia Nacional Constituinte: a polarização simbólica da reforma agrária

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2009

RESUMO

In the constitution-making process it is desirable that the constitutional representatives could deliberate with impartiality and the use of reason. The capacity of the constitutional representative to deliberate trough impartial arguments can be, nevertheless, influenced by empirical conditions not favorable to the process of consensus making. The case-study of the land reform in the Brazilian National Constitutional Assembly of 1987-1988 offers the chance to verify the hypothesis that, under the conditions of pressures by the interests groups and symbolization of the constitutional policy, the number of representatives affects the mechanisms of radicalization of preferences and behaviors. If on one side a reduced number of representatives facilitate the exposition to the pressure of radicalized interests groups and symbolization, on the other hand the increased number allows for more effectiveness of political parties as preferences aggregation agents . This means more chances of mediation and convergence to a shared solution.

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polarization deliberation constituinte brasileira convergence convergência. reforma agrária deliberação polarização brazilian constitution-making land reform

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