A view on the relationships between social movements and Refounded States in the Andean Countries, in participatory theories on democracy

Abstract

This article draws upon participatory theories on democracy to understand the different roles played by social movements in Venezuela, Bolivia and Ecuador in the refounding processes occurring in these countries. It is expected that participatory theories on democracy can provide more appropriate references to address the conceptions of democracy that permeate these redesigned new governments and state institutions. And from that, to better understand the role reserved for social movements in these countries if protagonists, secondary actors or in the process of exclusion.