This article explores the potential of web-based participatory mapping tools for urban
planning purposes and spatial information creation in informal settlements, ie the slums …

Scholars studying Hugo Chávez and his movement are generally divided into two camps: a
liberal one that sees Chavismo as an instance of democratic backsliding and a radical one …

The Will of the People: Populism and Citizen Participation in Latin America argues that while
populist leaders typically claim to speak'in the name of the people', they rarely allow the …

RESUMEN A partir de la presentación de una tipología de las instituciones de participación
ciudadana (IPC)-deliberativas, semirrepresentativas o delegadas y directas-, en el artículo …

Resumen Presentacion del Dossier: En las dos últimas décadas la puesta en marcha de
dispositivos de democracia participativa se ha multiplicado de forma exponencial en …

El presente artículo sostiene que el quinto poder del Estado ecuatoriano, el Consejo de
Participación Ciudadana y Control Social, se encuentra politizado. Esta situación genera …

In the public agenda in Latin America recall has gained of importance since the
controversies generated by the votes in Venezuela (2004) and Bolivia (2008) in order to …

The long-lasting hegemonic rule of President Hugo Chávez not only involved significant
rearrangements in the control of political power in Venezuela but also shifts in the way its …

High urban violence rates have been one of the leading development challenges in
Caracas, Venezuela, as its homicide rates have been higher than most other Latin American …

En Venezuela el bienio de 2010 y 2011 se caracterizó por una polarización política y social
y la radicalización continua del gobierno socialista de Hugo Chávez Frías, con la gecución …