The Democracy in the Leftist Nationalist Discourse in Peru. Analysis of the Government Plans of the Political Alliances of the Peruvian Nationalist Party (2006-2011)

Abstract

The use and abuse of concepts in political history allows for the analysis not only of their contents but also the complexity of their formulations in political discourses. The government plans presented by political parties during national elections constitute a part of these formulations that appeal to a call to action to their interlocutors. We argue that the use of the term “democracy” by certain left-wing nationalist political groups in the electoral contexts of 2006 and 2011 is part of a proposal for the synthesis of substantive contents, taken to the maximum effort to harmonize them with a historical interpretation of the national political system. Simultaneously, it is framed within the maximum effort of integrating proposals and participation. The electoral political involvement of some left-wing nationalist sectors also implies a discursive deployment that places the notion of democracy at a central position within the propositional and interpretative framework of historical time.