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

Authors

  • Armando Chaguaceda Universidad Veracruzana
  • Edgar Córdova Jaimes Universidad Nacional Experimental
  • María Elena León Álvarez Universidad del Zulia

Keywords:

Venezuela, Lagunillas municipality, comunal councils, community participation, public management

Abstract

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.

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Published

2013-05-01

How to Cite

Chaguaceda, A., Córdova Jaimes, E., & León Álvarez, M. E. (2013). Challenges of communitarian policy in Venezuela. Notes on a local experience. Espiral Estudios Sobre Estado Y Sociedad (eISSN: 2594-021X), 20(57), 95-128. Retrieved from http://espiral.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/EEES/article/view/361

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 57: Espiral 57 (may-august 2013)

Section

Estado

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