Sonora's Citizen-Watchdog: About Legitimacy during the Implementation of a Public Decision

Subnational governments in Mexico have been creating citizens' advisory councils on a regular basis. Through these mechanisms, governments seek to incorporate forces to challenge administrations and/or legitimize any decisions. What is really achieved? From a critical perspective, this paper st...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Peña, Víctor
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:México
Institución:EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA NORTE
Repositorio:Frontera Norte
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.colef.mx:article/178
Acceso en línea:https://fronteranorte.colef.mx/index.php/fronteranorte/article/view/178
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:accountability
citizen participation
public policy
Sonora
Mexico
rendición de cuentas
participación ciudadana
políticas públicas
México
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Sumario:Subnational governments in Mexico have been creating citizens' advisory councils on a regular basis. Through these mechanisms, governments seek to incorporate forces to challenge administrations and/or legitimize any decisions. What is really achieved? From a critical perspective, this paper studies an episode based on the work of a citizens' advisory council where the governor of Sonora, a state in northern Mexico, appointed his citizens' advisory council.