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Límites al presidencialismo en la política exterior colombiana

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  • Tom Long
  • Sebastián Bitar
  • Gabriel Jiménez-Peña

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El estudio de la política exterior colombiana enfatiza las limitaciones externas y la prerrogativa presidencial en la formulación de la política exterior. A partir de literatura reciente de análisis de política exterior y de evidencia de distintos casos (Plan Colombia, bases militares estadounidenses, discusiones de libre comercio con China y el fallo de la CIJ sobre una frontera marítima con Nicaragua), este artículo desafía las suposiciones presidencialistas más comunes. Un novedoso modelo de ‘presidencialismo disputado’ captura mejor cómo los actores domésticos colombianos se movilizan para aumentar costos políticos, buscando bloquear o modificar las preferencias presidenciales. Cuando la oposición no logra aumentar los costos, es posible aplicar las suposiciones presidencialistas. De lo contrario, los presidentes responden estratégicamente, abandonando políticas o sustituyéndolas con las mejores alternativas. ****** The study of Colombian foreign policy emphasises external constraints and presidential prerogative in foreign policymaking. Drawing on insights from recent foreign policy analysis literature and evidence from several cases (Plan Colombia, US military bases, free trade talks with China, and ICJ arbitration of a maritime border with Nicaragua), this article challenges commonplace presidentialist assumptions. A novel model of ‘contested presidentialism’ better captures how Colombian domestic actors mobilise to raise political costs to block or modify presidential preferences. When the opposition fails to raise costs, presidentialist assumptions apply. Otherwise, presidents respond strategically by abandoning policies or substituting second-best alternatives.

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  • Tom Long & Sebastián Bitar & Gabriel Jiménez-Peña, 2022. "Límites al presidencialismo en la política exterior colombiana," Documentos de trabajo 20774, Escuela de Gobierno - Universidad de los Andes.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000547:020774
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