Definition of political reform
Miscellanea / / July 04, 2021
By Florencia Ucha, in May. 2014
A reform, in any context, field, in which it is carried out, it will always imply the introduction from some change, transformation, with the mission of improving, correcting some aspect, or marking the innovation At some point.
So, when the reform is carried out on a political stage, what will be sought through it is introduce a modification in it that precisely leads to a resounding change in the order settled down.
Meanwhile, with it, what is usually sought is the perfection of some questions that yes or yes demand a change in administrative or state matters, or failing that, improvement in the aforementioned subjects.
It is important to emphasize at this point that the reform does not want in any way to impose a new political system to replace the current one, basically because its The reason for being is not to completely eradicate an order established by another, but only to modify or include some improvement in the system in action, in which it has been on
functioning, to make it more current, for example, but you will never want to occupy it with another.The reform is precisely respectful of the authorities, of the institutions and of the normative that exists and by case any change that wants to be imposed will take into consideration them and it will always be respected that nothing resents its action, its continuity or authority.
This is important to highlight because it is usually believed that reform in a political sense implies modifying one order by another, and this is not the case, or at least it is not the right way. motivation of a reform.
Because on the contrary, when a reform directly stalks the order already established there, it will be producing a total rupture and we will be facing a rather revolutionary political process and not reformer.
On the other hand, reforms always propose consequences, effects, which can be directly appreciated in social life and politics of the company in which it is carried out.
In the democratic life of those countries that just opt for the democratic system as a form of government It is common for political reforms to be generated that will have the purpose, for example, to install modifications that speed up the general election system, to cite one of the issues that usually undergo reforms.
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