La Asamblea Constituyente o el reencantamiento del sistema político ecuatoriano

Authors

  • Rafael Romero Castellanos

Keywords:

Constituent power, Democratic disenchantment, Institutional crisis, Party feudalization, Social movements

Abstract

The text examines how the proposal for a Constituent Assembly in Ecuador emerges amid institutional crisis, democratic disenchantment, and a widespread loss of trust in political representation, as the political system operates more as an oligarchic apparatus than a genuine democratic institution. Through events such as Indigenous mobilization, civic uprisings, and the feudalization of political parties, the author argues that constituent power—meant to bring rupture and innovation—has been absorbed by constituted power, becoming a routinized mechanism aimed at re-enchanting a deteriorated political system without truly transforming its underlying structures.

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Published

2026-03-15

How to Cite

Romero Castellanos, R. (2026). La Asamblea Constituyente o el reencantamiento del sistema político ecuatoriano. Revista Ciencias Sociales, (25), 9–23. Retrieved from https://revistadigital.uce.edu.ec/index.php/CSOCIALES/article/view/9782

Issue

Section

Análisis de Coyuntura