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Innovations for Democracy in Latin America
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Currently @ LATINNO This month, as the massive mobilizations against the far-right, authoritarian candidate Jair Bolsonaro highlighted the importance of an active civil society and the role of women within Brazil's upcoming elections, other forms of citizen organization showed the extent to which political experimentalism can influence election cycles. One of these forms of experimentation was the project "Drugs are a case for Policy", in which a group of citizens decided to map the political candidates who support the reform of the ...
Read moreCurrently @ LATINNO This month, an overwhelming majority of voters supported the seven proposals to strengthen anti-graft measures during the anti-corruption referendum in Colombia. Even though the referendum failed to meet the quorum (1/3 of eligible voters), and is now in the hands of the Congress and President Duque, several lessons can be drawn from the participatory process that brought these proposals to the public agenda. In addition to sharing with you where have we been sharing the results of the LATINNO ...
Read moreCurrently @ LATINNO This month, Mexico's historical turnout in its general elections was accompanied by various forms of participation that went well beyond attendance to the polls. Besides presenting you our favorite democratic innovation during the country's 2018 elections, this newsletter will talk about how participatory spaces that engage citizens in the electoral process have been present across the entire region. They mainly consist of oversight bodies that supervise campaigns, political promises, and transparency during elections through digital and non-digital means, but other ...
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