Decentralization processes in the constitutions of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru: a comparison beyond a semantic approach. Procesos de descentralización en las constituciones de Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú, una comparación mas allá de un enfoque semántico

This article aims to compare some key statements and words from four constitutions in the Latin American region of countries that initially adopted the unitary form of state and the territorial organization of the French model, while subsequently developing different decentralization processes (Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru). The words: plurinational, multicultural, communitary, autonomous, autonomy, unitary and indivisible will be counted (comparing the number of times each word appears in the constitutional texts) and their meaning will be analyzed in relation to decentralization processes of each country. We analyze this process through a dialog between political science and comparative law to better understand the Latin American decentralization trend and its impact on the circulation of the French model.