Partidos e integración en América Latina: ¿tienen la culpa de algo?

Abstract

This work assesses the almost non-existent participation of political parties in integration processes in Latin America in the decade of the nineties and examines hypotheses that could be useful in explaining this. Neo-integration has taken place within the framework of globalization, in a context of political and economic transition started in the eighties that transformed politics in the region and endowed these processes with a very precise meaning, in which commercial concerns and the participation of the private sector have played a major role. The a priori assignment of a leading role to the parties in the success of integration is questioned, and attention is drawn to the need for a detailed examination of the mechanisms and formulae for the participation of political parties in these processes.