Civil Political Practices and Local Power in the Metropolitan Area of Guadalajara, 1995-1997

Explores the concepts of citizenship, not only as acknowledged rights, but also as certain practices & institutional processes, & local power as the political & administrative authorities, eg, mayors, governors, & legislators. Elements of the local political situation are analyzed: m...

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Published in:Estudios sociológicos (Mexico City, Mexico) Mexico), 1999-05, Vol.17 (50), p.441-472
Main Author: Ramirez Saiz, Juan Manuel
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Citizenship
Civil Society
Local Government
Local Politics
Metropolitan Areas
Mexico
Political Power
State Society Relationship
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Summary:Explores the concepts of citizenship, not only as acknowledged rights, but also as certain practices & institutional processes, & local power as the political & administrative authorities, eg, mayors, governors, & legislators. Elements of the local political situation are analyzed: meaningful political actions recently carried out by the citizens of Guadalajara, Mexico; pan-authority responses to civil initiatives; & correspondence, or lack of such, between initiatives & responses. This produces three possible trends: (1) Lines of action do not converge; ie, government intervention does not correspond to civil practices. (2) An unrestored field of civil & institutional action results. (3) Trajectories of civil & institutional innovation converge. 54 References. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0185-4186