Un reformador del mundo: la representación proporcional en la correspondencia de John Stuart Mill (1859-1873)

• Sebastián Cortesi ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Buenos Aires

     Universidad de Buenos Aires

     Argentina

     
• Localización: Revista de estudios políticos, ISSN 0048-7694, Nº 193, 2021, págs. 319-337
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.18042/cepc/rep.193.10
• Títulos paralelos:
  • A Worldwide Reformer: Proportional Representation through John Stuart Mill's correspondence (1859-‍1873)
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  • español

    La representación de las minorías ocupa un lugar central en la reflexión de John Stuart Mill acerca del gobierno representativo. Debido a ello, el lugar de Mill en la historia de los modernos regímenes electorales es objeto de polémica en la historiografía intelectual reciente. El presente artículo busca intervenir en dicho debate al argumentar que Mill ocupó un rol fundamental en el surgimiento de los sistemas electorales proporcionales. Además de proporcionar sólidos argumentos teóricos, Mill desplegó una verdadera campaña internacional a favor de la adopción de estos novedosos arreglos institucionales. Para demostrarlo, el artículo explora en profundidad su correspondencia personal, así como también otras fuentes primarias.

  • English

    Minority representation stands as a key topic in John Stuart Mill´s reflections regarding representative government. As a consequence, his place in the history of modern electoral systems is a topic of debate in recent scholarship. This article argues that Mill played an instrumental role in the development of proportional electoral systems the world over. In addition to providing cogent arguments, he undertook an international campaign that advocated the adoption of these new institutional arrangements. His personal correspondence as well as other primary sources are explored in depth in order to probe so.

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