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Society-driven Participatory Institutions: Lessons from Colombia’s Planning Councils

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2019

Lindsay Mayka
Lindsay Mayka*
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Lindsay Mayka is an assistant professor of government at Colby College.
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Abstract

This article challenges the conventional wisdom that enthusiastic state support is a prerequisite to building strong participatory institutions. Through an analysis of Colombia’s planning councils, this study develops the concept of the societydriven participatory institution, in which civil society actors, rather than the state, undertake the core tasks involved in implementing participatory institutions. The article argues that while state neglect limits their involvement in decisionmaking, society-driven participatory institutions can still develop important policymaking roles in agenda setting and in monitoring and evaluating public policy.

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participatory institutionsplanningpolicy entrepreneursreform coalitionscivil societypolicymakingColombia
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Research Article
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Latin American Politics and Society , Volume 61 , Special Issue 2: State Transformation and Participatory Politics in Latin America , May 2019 , pp. 93 - 114
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© University of Miami 2019 

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Except as noted, interviews took place in Bogotá.

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