Direct Political Participation in the Spanish Constituent Process of 1977-78

Authors

  • José Eduardo Illueca Ballester Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i19.539

Keywords:

Spanish constituent process, direct political participation, referendum, popular legislative initiative

Abstract

In 1978, the Spanish constituent power finally opted for a restrictive regulation of direct political participation, in contrast to the broad acceptance that the first Draft of the Constitution had contemplated. An approach to the debates on this matter during the Spanish constituent process can shed light on what happened in terms of the historical circumstances of the time and the factors related to the dynamics of the constituent process itself. Observed from this historical perspective, the way in which the Constitution contemplated direct political participation was due to transitory and non-structural causes. Consequently, its adaptation to the current Spanish society should definitely be revised. 

 

Enviado el (Submission Date): 14/01/2018
Aceptado el (Acceptance Date): 16/04/2018

Author Biography

José Eduardo Illueca Ballester, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

Catedrático de Enseñanza Secundaria, Comunidad Autónoma de la Región de Murica. Actualmente Director del Centro de Educación de Personas Adultas "Vega Alta", en CIeza (Murcia).

Doctor en Derecho por la UNED. Tesis calificada con "cum laude" y mención a premio extraordinario, leída el 22 de febrero de 2018.

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Published

2018-08-09

Issue

No. 19 (2018): Historia Constitucional N. 19 (2018)

Section

The Spanish Constitution of 1978 from an historical point of view

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