Challenges of communitarian policy in Venezuela. Notes on a local experience

This paper analyzes the problems of community politics and public management in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by studying the experience of the Lagunillas municipality, in Zulia state. The study interprets politics as a type of social relationship characterized by the conquer and/or exercise...

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Autores: Chaguaceda, Armando, Córdova Jaimes, Edgar, León Álvarez, María Elena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD DE GUADALAJARA
Repositorio:Espiral Estudios sobre Estado y Sociedad
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:espiral.cucsh.udg.mx:article/361
Acceso en línea:http://espiral.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/EEES/article/view/361
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Venezuela
Lagunillas municipality
comunal councils
community participation
public management
municipio Lagunillas
consejos comunales
participación comunitaria
gestión pública
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Sumario:This paper analyzes the problems of community politics and public management in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela by studying the experience of the Lagunillas municipality, in Zulia state. The study interprets politics as a type of social relationship characterized by the conquer and/or exercise of power, as well as by the material or symbolic resources associated with politics. The latter is assumed in a bi-dimensional perspective: as a ruling of men and women; and as a management of things. Results point out to a concept and praxis of community politics characterized by co-option, conflict, and party debates that restrict the autonomous participation of people.