Latin American militaries are today in many regards inoperative and obsolete as an instrument of defence. Yet, they seek to maintain their organisational power and privileges. Governments, on the other hand, lack the ...

Aplicar la gobernanza democrática local como forma de gobierno, implica realizar cambios en los arreglos institucionales y organizativos de las municipalidades, así como en reglas formales e informales de participación; ...

El presente artículo pone el interés en una dimensión del gobierno local: su capacidad para generar legitimidad y consenso entre diferentes actores, del mismo gobierno y de su espacio territorial. Se estudia cómo en un ...

Democracy became the preferred and consolidated form of government only in the twentieth century. It is not sufficient to explain this change solely by reference to rational motives, nor by detecting processes and leadership. ...

From an overall perspective of democratic management, this article presents the mismatch between what is proposed in the letter of the law and what is routinely implemented in general school boards. It was concluded that ...