LEGITIMIDAD DEL ESTADO COLOMBIANO: UNA APROXIMACIÓN A LOS CONCEPTOS DE GOBERNABILIDAD Y GOBERNANZA

Abstract

This research article makes an approach to the Colombian reality from the state and the society's legitimacy. It makes part of the social and cultural issues; it is opened to history and to particular changes. As Launay and Gonzalez (2010, 25) would say: "legitimacy talks about everything that inspires the obedience of a political actor". In this sense, terms such as governance and government procedure are taken as main axes that will allow understanding the probable relationship between leaders and governed people in a scenario where they try to widen the dialogue between both parties so as to decrease the demands presented in a society. So, considering the 1991 Constitution as a fundamental point of reference that looks for a greater recognition of human rights and the citizen's participation, the idea of having an active and existing society is considered. It requires things such as better life conditions and higher levels of equality, which should guarantee a state focused on widening the levels of legitimacy in its territory. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]