Intermediation and Representation in Latin America - Actors and Roles Beyond Elections (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book shows how the introduction of intermediation is relevant in studying political and public policy processes, as they are increasingly accompanied by grey spaces in public and non-public arenas that cannot be categorized as purely representative or purely participative. Instead, 'hybrid' mechanisms are developing in the policy-making process, which bring in new actors who either are unelected while being required to represent or advocate for the common good of others or are directly elected but challenged by identity/rights-based issues of the people they are required to act in the best interest of. By proposing a conceptual frame on intermediation and addressing five different Latin American countries and a wide range of case studies -from human rights, labour relations, neighbourhood management, municipal bureaucracies, social accountability, to complex national systems of citizen participation-this volume shows the versatility and validity of a tridimensional frame, the "cube of political intermediation" (CPI) as a tool for analysing public policy and understanding contemporary democratic innovation in Latin America.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Studies of the Americas
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Editors:	Gisela Zaremberg • Valeria Guarneros-Meza • Adrian Gurza Lavalle
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	211
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-51537-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Comparative politics Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Elections & referenda Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
LSN:	3-319-51537-3
Barcode:	9783319515373

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