Sites of Power II: Congresses Rule and Democracy in Latin America after Independence

Session Submission Type: Panel

Abstract

This second session of the panel ‘Sites of Power’ will explore the nature of executive-legislature relationship in Latin America during the nineteenth century. In particular, panelists have been asked to examine the extent to which congresses managed to exercise the ‘check and balance’ function that was expected from them, as Latin American countries adopted modern representative institutions. Were congresses mere rubber stamps of presidential decisions? What limits were congresses able to impose on Latin American presidents at a time apparently dominated by the rule of caudillos?

Sub Track

• Political Institutions and Processes

Session Organizer

• Paula Alonso, George Washington University

Chair

• Paula Alonso, George Washington University

Individual Presentations

• ¿Fue el Congreso un simulacro? Relaciones entre el legislativo y el ejecutivo en el siglo diecinueve peruano 1822-1860 - Natalia Sobrevilla Perea, University of Kent/Canterbury

• Tensiones entre el Poder Legislativo y el Poder Ejecutivo en la Argentina (1853-1900). Controversias por la sanción de una ley orgánica de intervenciones federales y la aplicación del "modelo norteamericano". - Ana Leonor Romero, Universidad de Buenos Aires/Ravignani; Laura Cucchi, Universidad de Buenos Aires

Discussant

• Victor Manuel Uribe-Uran, Florida International University