%0 Journal Article %T Democratizaci車n Subnacional: Algunas pregunta te車ricas %A Jacqueline Behrend %J POSTData : Revista de Reflexi車n y An芍lisis Pol赤tico %D 2012 %I Grupo Interuniversitario Postdata %X Este art赤culo parte de un an芍lisis de la literatura sobre democratizaci車n y de la discusi車n reciente sobre democratizaci車n subnacional para plantear algunas preguntas te車ricas acerca de c車mo pensar la democratizaci車n subnacional. Plantea una discusi車n acerca de qu谷 es la democratizaci車n subnacional en tanto proceso diferenciado de la democratizaci車n nacional, y acerca de qu谷 se entiende por autoritarismo subnacional. Para ello, discute la relaci車n entre tres dimensiones centrales para el estudio de la democratizaci車n subnacional: el tipo de r谷gimen nacional, el tipo de r谷gimen subnacional y el rol del Estado nacional. El art赤culo desglosa el concepto de autoritarismo subnacional y propone una nueva tipolog赤a de autoritarismo subnacional que consiste en: pr芍cticas autoritarias subnacionales, situaciones autoritarias subnacionales y reg赤menes autoritarios subnacionales. A su vez, plantea el problema de c車mo conceptualizar a un r谷gimen nacional que contiene provincias/estados menos democr芍ticos o autoritarios. This article examines the literature on democratization and the recent discussion on subnational democratization and raises a few theoretical questions regarding how to analyze subnational democratization. It discusses what subnational democratization is as a distinct process from national democratization and also raises the question of what subnational authoritarianism is. For this purpose, the article discusses the relationship between three central dimensions in the study of subnational democratization: national regime type, subnational regime type and the role of the national state. The article disaggregates the concept of subnational authoritarianism and proposes a new typology that consists of: subnational authoritarian practices, subnational authoritarian situations and subnational authoritarian regimes. It also raises the question of how to conceptualize a national regime that contains provinces/ states that are less democratic or authoritarian. %K Democracia %K Democratizaci車n %K Subnacional %K Federalismo %K Autoritarismo %K Democracy %K Democratization %K Subnational %K Federalism %K Authoritarianism %U http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1851-96012012000200001