Political Parties and Political Disaffection: Proposals from the field of Constitutional Law

Abstract

The phenomenon of political disaffection reflects the crisis of representativeness that democratic institutions are going through. Faced with this phenomenon, in this article we analyze the main dysfunctions that occur in the representative relationship and suggest possible solutions from the field of constitutional law. Major objectives of the proposed reforms are democratization of political parties, recovery of Parliament’s political centrality, and creation of new direct participation channels for citizens and organized civil society.