Between transnational conglomerates and people

neoliberal constitutionalism and the New Latin American Constitutionalism

Abstract

With the advent of globalization, a scenario of high interdependence within the international community was established, highlighted by the affirmation of neoliberal premises such as the deregulation of the economy, monetarism and the intensive exploitation of environmental resources. Bearing in mind the tragic effects of neoliberalism on contemporary democracies, the objectives of this article, whose main theoretical reference is the Spaniard Gerardo Pisarello, are: a) to outline a panorama of neoliberal constitutionalism, highlighting its consequences; b) to present the New Latin American Constitutionalism as a possible alternative to traditional power structures, as recently experienced in Ecuador and Bolivia. It is concluded that, although subject to oppositions from the status quo and contradictions inherent to the societies of the countries that adopted it, the New Latin American Constitutionalism advanced significantly in the desiderata of strengthening popular representation in political instances and reducing the destructive power of the big capital. To carry out the research work, the hypothetical-deductive method and the bibliographic review technique were used.