Resumen

MARTINEZ GONZALEZ, Víctor Hugo. Parties and democracy (Why do loves that kill never die?). Andamios [online]. 2009, vol.5, n.10, pp. 139-167. ISSN 1870-0063.

This essay analyses the difficult relation between parties and democracies through four academic discussions: first divorce, celebration, decline/reemergence and democratic disillusionment. This last moment, drive it by the quality of democratic theory and the postdebate to the crisis of parties, implies a "new" research agenda which is also explore it here.

Palabras llave : Parties; democracy; quality of democracy' theory; representation.