Democracy, political control and accountability. The Greek precedent

Authors

  • Alejandra Ríos Ramírez Universidad EAFIT
  • Laura Fuentes Vélez Universidad EAFIT

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17230/co-herencia.15.28.4

Keywords:

Athens, direct democracy, political control, accountability, citizenship

Abstract

Accountability is a procedure implemented by an agent in order to control the performance of a delegate invested with temporary authority to make decisions. Recently, in the form of a control mechanism for political power, accountability has gained great importance among democracy studies and practices. However, this relationship is not exclusive to contemporary democracy, rather, it has a precedent in the first democratic form of government in Western history: Athenian democracy between V and IV centuries B.C. This paper addresses the nature and sense of accountability mechanisms deployed in that context.

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Published

2018-03-22

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 28 (2018)

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Dossier

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How to Cite

Ríos Ramírez, A., & Fuentes Vélez, L. (2018). Democracy, political control and accountability. The Greek precedent. Co-herencia, 15(28), 87-109. https://doi.org/10.17230/co-herencia.15.28.4