Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012
In this research project transparency is analyzed as a form of democratic control in the citizen councils of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato during the municipal administration of 2009-2012. Through the information available on the municipal portal this paper analyzes if the citizen participati...
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2019-09-01
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| author | José de Jesús Godínez-Terrones |
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| description | In this research project transparency is analyzed as a form of democratic control in the citizen councils of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato during the municipal administration of 2009-2012. Through the information available on the municipal portal this paper analyzes if the citizen participation in these councils is transparent in terms of its regulations and performance. From 1989 until 2012 the National Action Party (PAN) governed the municipality. During these 23 years it generated and consolidated the regulations and operations of the citizen councils as the expression of citizen participation of the political party that governed the municipality. This research is quantitative and descriptive and uses the samples of the regulations and proceedings that appear in the portal of transparency of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato. The findings indicate that there are two types of citizen councils: governing and advising. Out of a total of 29 councils, only 12 publish their minutes and there is no sanction for this behavior. Citizen participation due to the institutional governmental design is presented more as a simulation than a condition for accountability and democratic control of government actions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-479e326ddd464274990060c6d1e042cc2025-02-02T10:52:49ZspaFacultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Sede EcuadorÍconos1390-12492224-69832019-09-01236593113https://doi.org/10.17141/iconos.65.2019.3781Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012José de Jesús Godínez-TerronesIn this research project transparency is analyzed as a form of democratic control in the citizen councils of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato during the municipal administration of 2009-2012. Through the information available on the municipal portal this paper analyzes if the citizen participation in these councils is transparent in terms of its regulations and performance. From 1989 until 2012 the National Action Party (PAN) governed the municipality. During these 23 years it generated and consolidated the regulations and operations of the citizen councils as the expression of citizen participation of the political party that governed the municipality. This research is quantitative and descriptive and uses the samples of the regulations and proceedings that appear in the portal of transparency of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato. The findings indicate that there are two types of citizen councils: governing and advising. Out of a total of 29 councils, only 12 publish their minutes and there is no sanction for this behavior. Citizen participation due to the institutional governmental design is presented more as a simulation than a condition for accountability and democratic control of government actions.https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/3781Citizen councilsadvisory councilsboard of directorscitizen participationaccountabilitymunicipal transparency |
| spellingShingle | José de Jesús Godínez-Terrones Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012 Íconos Citizen councils advisory councils board of directors citizen participation accountability municipal transparency |
| title | Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012 |
| title_full | Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012 |
| title_fullStr | Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012 |
| title_short | Transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils: The case of the municipality of Leon, Guanajuato, 2009-2012 |
| title_sort | transparency as a democratic control in citizen councils the case of the municipality of leon guanajuato 2009 2012 |
| topic | Citizen councils advisory councils board of directors citizen participation accountability municipal transparency |
| url | https://revistas.flacsoandes.edu.ec/iconos/article/view/3781 |
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