Public opinion and Mercosur
knowledge and support of Uruguayans to the regional integration process
Keywords:
Public Opinion, MERCOSUR, Democratic DeficitAbstract
The issue of democracy and participation within regional integration processes has acquired big relevance in the last few years. This study focuses on the relationship between public opinion and MERCOSUR. Specifically, it analyses how much do Uruguayans know about the integration process, and estimates the probability of supporting MERCOSUR and voting for it in a hypothetical referendum. Information from the ISSP Survey for year 2004 in Uruguay was used. The conclusion is that there exist an information deficit from decision-taking institutions towards citizenship, and that a low knowledge level leads to a non-support of the integration process.
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Berelson, Bernard (1952). “Democratic Theory and Public Opinion”, The Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 16 (3).
Bouzas, Roberto y Hernán Soltz (2001). “La formación de instituciones regionales en el Mercosur”, en Chudnovsky, D. y J. M. Fanelli (coord.). El desafío de integrarse para crecer. Balance y perspectivas del Mercosur en su primera década, Serie Red Mercosur N° 4, BID, Siglo XXI Editores, Madrid.
Caetano, Gerardo (2004). “Los retos de una nueva institucionalidad para el MERCOSUR”, Serie Análisis y Propuestas, FESUR, Montevideo.
Caetano, Gerardo y Romeo Pérez Antón (2001). “La consolidación institucional del Mercosur: el rol de los parlamentos”, en De Sierra, Gerónimo. (comp.): Los rostros del MERCOSUR. Los difíciles caminos de lo comercial a lo societal, Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales, Buenos Aires.
Crombez, Christophe (2003). “The Democratic Deficit in the European Union. Much Ado about Nothing?”, European Union Politics, Vol. 4 (1).
Dahl, Robert (2003). “Can International Organizations be Democratic? A Skeptic's View” en Held, David y Anthony Mc Grew (ed.), The Global Transformations Reader. An Introduction to the Globalization Debate. Polity Press, UK.
Eichenberg, Richard y Russell Dalton (1993). “Europeans and the European Community: The dynamics of public support for European integration”, International Organization, Vol. 47 (4).
Follesdal, Andreas y Simon Hix (2005). “Why There is a Democratic Deficit in the EU: A Response to Majone and Moravcsik.”, European Governance Papers (EUROGOV), No. C-05-02.
Gabel, Matthew y Guy D. Whitten (1997). “Economic Conditions, Economic Perceptions, and Public Support for European Union”, Political Behavior, Vol. 19 (1).
Grandi, Jorge y Lincoln Bizzózero (1997). “Towards a MERCOSUR Civil Society. Old and New Actors in the Sub-regional Fabric”, Integration & Trade, Vol. 1 (3).
Grugel, Jean (2004). “Citizenship and the Social Agenda in Mercosur”, Paper presentado en el ESRC Seminar Series Social Policy, Stability and Exclusion: Housing, Public Services and Social Class, Diciembre.
Held, David (1991). “Democracy, the Nation State and the Global System”, en Held, D. (ed.). Political Theory Today, Standford University Press, California.
Held, David (1993). “From city states to a cosmopolitan order”, en Held, D. (ed.). Prospects for democracy. North, South, East, West, Standford University Press, California.
Held, David (2003). “Cosmopolitanism: Taming Globalization”, en Held, David y Anthony Mc Grew (ed.). The Global Transformations Reader. An Introduction to the Globalization Debate. Polity Press, UK.
Held, David y Anthony Mc Grew (ed.) (2003). The Global Transformations Reader. An Introduction to the Globalization Debate. Polity Press, UK.
Hooghe, Liesbet y Gary Marks (2004). Does Identity or Economic Rationality Drive Public Opinion on European Integration?, PS: Political Science and Politics, July.
Inglehart, Ronald (1970). “Public Opinion and Regional Integration”, International Organization, Vol. 24 (4).
Karp, J., S. Banducci y S. Bowler (2003). “To Know It is to Love It? Satisfaction with Democracy in the European Union”, Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 36 (3).
Malamud, Andrés (2003). “Presidentialism and Mercosur: A Hidden Cause for A Successful Experience”, en Laursen, F. (ed.): Comparative Regional Integration: Theoretical Perspectives. Ashgate, London.
Moravcsik, Andrew (2004). “Is there a ‘Democratic Deficit’ in World Politics? A Framework for Analysis” en Government and Opposition, Vol. 39 (2).
Moreira, Constanza (1997). Democracia y desarrollo en Uruguay. Una reflexión desde la cultura política, Ediciones Trilce, Montevideo.
Nelsen, Brent y James Guth (2000). “Exploring the Gender Gap. Women, Men and Public Attitudes toward European Integration”, European Union Politics, Vol. 1.
Pena, Celina y Ricardo Rozemberg (2005). “Una aproximación al desarrollo institucional del MERCOSUR: sus fortalezas y debilidades”, Documento de Divulgación 31, Intal, ITD, BID.
Pierre, Jon (2000). Debating Governance. Oxford University Press, New York.
Sbragia, Alberta M. (2003). “Post-National Democracy: A Challenge To Political Science?”. Paper presentado en el Convegno Nazionale Della Societa Italiana di Scienza Politica (SISP), Universita degli Studi di Trento, 15 Setiembre.
Seligson, Mitchell (1999). “Popular Support for Regional Economic Integration in Latin American”, Journal of Latin American Studies, Vol. 31, Part I, February.
Shapiro, Ian y Casiano Hacker-Cordón (1999). Democracy’s Edges, Cambridge University Press, UK.
Sinnot, Richard (1997). “European public opinion and the European Union: the knowledge gap”, Working Paper N° 126, Instituto de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales, Barcelona.
Stein, Eric (2001). “International Integration and Democracy: No Love at First Sight”, The American Journal of International Law, Vol. 95 (3).
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2018-10-30
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Public opinion and Mercosur: knowledge and support of Uruguayans to the regional integration process. (2018). Revista Uruguaya De Ciencia Política, 15(1), 107-127. https://rucp.cienciassociales.edu.uy/index.php/rucp/article/view/252
