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Innovations for Democracy in Latin America
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Currently @ 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 ...
Read moreCurrently @ LATINNO This month, our newsletter will focus on participatory innovations that aim to engage children and teenagers in policymaking processes in Latin America. These new spaces seek to create a dialogue between governments and the youth, identify the needs of often vulnerable social groups, and improve their representation. LATINNO at the Annual Meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation On June 28th, LATINNO's coordinator Thamy Pogrebinschi, who was an Alexander von Humboldt’s Georg Forster ...
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