Before and After the Outbreak: Democracy, Leadership and Citizen Participation Mechanisms in Three Cities of Chile
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The article analyzes the relationship between the type of political leadership of local authorities and the implementation of citizen participation mechanisms. To do this, a qualitative study is carried out in three cities in Chile, observing their implementation before and after the social outbreak of 2019. The results indicate that leaderships with participatory visions of local democracy are decisive for their impact on decision-making. mechanisms, while leaderships with more representative visions support formal compliance, without this influencing greater citizen involvement. In turn, at times of high social mobilization, the participatory leaderships had greater and better tools to face the outbreak and generate social dialogue.
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