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GARGARELLA, Roberto. Four readings on the constitutionalism-democracy relationship. In defense of the “conversation among equals”. Probl. anu. filos. teor. derecho [online]. 2025, n.19, e19523.  Epub 02-Jun-2026. ISSN 2448-7937.  https://doi.org/10.22201/iij.24487937e.2025.19.19523.

In this paper I discuss the long-standing tension between constitutionalism and democracy, looking at some of its contemporary reverberations. I explore, then, four different readings of how to rethink and resolve that tension:1) Against democracy; 2) Towards constitutionalism (or “for constitutional restoration”); 3) Against constitutionalism, and 4) Towards democracy (or “for democratic restoration”). Following the introduction and critical commentary on each of these four alternatives, I will provide some reasons to consider the latter (“for democratic restoration”) as the most plausible and consistent with what I have called “conversation among equals”.

Palavras-chave : democracy; constitutionalism; equality; deliberation; populism.

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