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Illiberal Patria.
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Faris, Andrew, Steigenga, Timothy J., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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The democratic rise to power of the movement called the “Citizens’ Revolution” in Ecuador has challenged earlier conceptions of what a democracy should look like. Its leader, Rafael Correa, has run a campaign against the previous system of constitutional liberalism in Ecuador and has done much to fight what he considers the symptoms of the previous system: poverty and inequality. While Correa's government has had success in creating social progress, his movement has also dramatically...
Show moreThe democratic rise to power of the movement called the “Citizens’ Revolution” in Ecuador has challenged earlier conceptions of what a democracy should look like. Its leader, Rafael Correa, has run a campaign against the previous system of constitutional liberalism in Ecuador and has done much to fight what he considers the symptoms of the previous system: poverty and inequality. While Correa's government has had success in creating social progress, his movement has also dramatically increased the power of the central government in Ecuador. This has struck many scholars as dangerous. The term "Illiberal Democracy" has been used to describe Ecuador as a democracy moving in the wrong direction, away from an objective standard of perfect democratic participation. In this thesis I argue that this assumption is misapplied to Ecuador. In cases like Ecuador, expansion of state power may be necessary to overcome structural impediments to democratic participation.
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2016
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003669
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Privacy as an Atmosphere of Freedom.
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Faris, Andrew, Tunick, Mark, Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
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One of the great challenges of liberal society is determining the balance between the interests of society and individual freedom. Courts often have a difficult choice between conflicting interests like privacy and freedom of speech. When this happens, it is important that courts do not overlook one of these vital interests in favor of another that may be equally important but less understood. The philosopher John Stuart Mill is a well-known advocate of complete freedom of speech, so much so...
Show moreOne of the great challenges of liberal society is determining the balance between the interests of society and individual freedom. Courts often have a difficult choice between conflicting interests like privacy and freedom of speech. When this happens, it is important that courts do not overlook one of these vital interests in favor of another that may be equally important but less understood. The philosopher John Stuart Mill is a well-known advocate of complete freedom of speech, so much so that he has been quoted to this effect by the Supreme Court, which has valued free speech over privacy. However, Mill would not necessarily sacrifice privacy for freedom of speech. Privacy is of great importance both explicitly and implicitly in Mill’s philosophy because it protects a sphere in which individuals can act freely, determine, and implement their lifestyle. Mill would take great care not to damage either of these interests.
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2016
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http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00003670
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Document (PDF)