The localities as institutions of Democratic government: Theory and praxis

In this article we will treat the problem of civic participation with the objective of responding to the problematic of whether the localities (localidades), as political and administrative divisions of Bogota, constitute, in and of themselves, institutions of democratic government; that is, whether...

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2013
Institución:
Universidad del Rosario
Repositorio:
Repositorio EdocUR - U. Rosario
Idioma:
eng
OAI Identifier:
oai:repository.urosario.edu.co:10336/24154
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https://repository.urosario.edu.co/handle/10336/24154
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Accountability
Decentralization
Democracy
Democratization
Local government
Local participation
Political power
Political process
Political relations
Bogota
Colombia
Accountability
Decentralization
Democratic institutions
Efficiency
Localities
Participation
Patronage
Transparency
Rights
License
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Summary:In this article we will treat the problem of civic participation with the objective of responding to the problematic of whether the localities (localidades), as political and administrative divisions of Bogota, constitute, in and of themselves, institutions of democratic government; that is, whether they are an appropriate and efficient government authority to consolidate civic participation processes, holding shared power over decisions and shared responsibility over the city's political processes.