“Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo

With the intention of exploring one of the central themes in current studies on participatory democracy, this study analyzes the influence of institutional design on citizens’ participation, focusing on a concrete experience –the neighborhood councils of Montevideo. The following is analyzed: a) The...

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Autores: Ferla, Paula, Marzuca, Alejandra, Serdüit, Uwe, Welp, Yanina
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Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Ecuador
Recursos:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales
Repositorio:Revista ICONOS
Idioma:español
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Palavra-chave:Democracia participativa
Consejos vecinales
Montevideo
Participación ciudadana
Escuelas de ciudadanía
Participatory democracy
Neighborhood councils
Citizens’ participation
Citizenship schools.
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spelling “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo“Corriendo de atrás”. Análisis de los concejos vecinales de MontevideoFerla, PaulaMarzuca, AlejandraSerdüit, UweWelp, YaninaDemocracia participativaConsejos vecinalesMontevideoParticipación ciudadanaEscuelas de ciudadaníaParticipatory democracyNeighborhood councilsMontevideoCitizens’ participationCitizenship schools.With the intention of exploring one of the central themes in current studies on participatory democracy, this study analyzes the influence of institutional design on citizens’ participation, focusing on a concrete experience –the neighborhood councils of Montevideo. The following is analyzed: a) The institutional design of these councils, b) The influence of these councils on the definition of public policies, c) Their operation as “citizenship schools,” and d) The levels of citizen support that they convoke. The conclusions of the study signal that design considerably limits the performance of neighborhood councils in terms of both the influence that they have in decision-making as well as the development of civic virtues and political capital. Thus, it is concluded that declines in participation over time is related to institutional.Con la intención de profundizar en uno de los temas centrales para la investigación actual sobre democracia participativa, este trabajo analiza la incidencia del diseño institucional sobre la participación ciudadana, centrándose en una experiencia concreta: los concejos vecinales de Montevideo. Con esta intención se analiza a) el diseño institucional de dichos concejos, b) su incidencia sobre la definición de políticas públicas, c) su funcionamiento en tanto “escuelas de ciudadanía” y d) los niveles de adhesión ciudadana que convocan. Las conclusiones del estudio señalan que el diseño limita considerablemente los resultados de los concejos vecinales tanto en términos de la influencia que tienen en la toma de decisiones como para el desarrollo de virtudes cívicas y capital político. Asimismo se concluyeque el declive de la participación a lo largo del tiempo se relaciona con el diseño institucional.Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede Ecuador2014-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtículo evaluado por paresapplication/pdfhttps://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/121310.17141/iconos.48.2014.1213Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; Núm. 48 (2014): Dossier: En busca del sumak kawsay; 121-137Íconos - Revista de Ciencias Sociales; n. 48 (2014): Dossier: En busca del sumak kawsay; 121-137Íconos. Revista de Ciencias Sociales; No. 48 (2014): Dossier: En busca del sumak kawsay; 121-1371390-80651390-1249reponame:Revista ICONOSinstname:Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Socialesinstacron:FLACSOspahttps://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/index.php/iconos/article/view/1213/1110Derechos de autor 2014 Paula Ferla, Alejandra Marzuca, Uwe Serdüit, Yanina Welphttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/deed.es_ESinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2023-02-15T17:51:54Zoai:iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec:article/1213Institucionalhttps://iconos.flacsoandes.edu.ec/Institución privadahttps://www.flacso.edu.ec..Ecuador.1390-80651390-1249opendoar:02023-02-15T17:51:54Revista ICONOS - Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Socialesfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
“Corriendo de atrás”. Análisis de los concejos vecinales de Montevideo
title “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
spellingShingle “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
Ferla, Paula
Democracia participativa
Consejos vecinales
Montevideo
Participación ciudadana
Escuelas de ciudadanía
Participatory democracy
Neighborhood councils
Montevideo
Citizens’ participation
Citizenship schools.
title_short “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
title_full “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
title_fullStr “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
title_full_unstemmed “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
title_sort “Running from Behind.” An Analysis of the Neighborhood Councils of Montevideo
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ferla, Paula
Marzuca, Alejandra
Serdüit, Uwe
Welp, Yanina
author Ferla, Paula
author_facet Ferla, Paula
Marzuca, Alejandra
Serdüit, Uwe
Welp, Yanina
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Serdüit, Uwe
Welp, Yanina
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Democracia participativa
Consejos vecinales
Montevideo
Participación ciudadana
Escuelas de ciudadanía
Participatory democracy
Neighborhood councils
Montevideo
Citizens’ participation
Citizenship schools.
topic Democracia participativa
Consejos vecinales
Montevideo
Participación ciudadana
Escuelas de ciudadanía
Participatory democracy
Neighborhood councils
Montevideo
Citizens’ participation
Citizenship schools.
description With the intention of exploring one of the central themes in current studies on participatory democracy, this study analyzes the influence of institutional design on citizens’ participation, focusing on a concrete experience –the neighborhood councils of Montevideo. The following is analyzed: a) The institutional design of these councils, b) The influence of these councils on the definition of public policies, c) Their operation as “citizenship schools,” and d) The levels of citizen support that they convoke. The conclusions of the study signal that design considerably limits the performance of neighborhood councils in terms of both the influence that they have in decision-making as well as the development of civic virtues and political capital. Thus, it is concluded that declines in participation over time is related to institutional.
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