Guatemala

Common Agenda of the Maya

The Common Agenda of the Maya was the result of a discussion process among various civil society organizations in the Waqib 'Kej National Coordination and Convergence Space of the Maya. The objective of this process of citizen participation was to grant an inclusive instrument for political action to the new Government (presidential period 2004-2008), which took into account programs, public policies and development laws for Mayan indigenous communities. The proposed agenda, besides being a means of orientation for the Judicial, Executive and Legislative, proposes a channel of communication and permanent consultation between the Government and the Mayan communities.

Institutional design

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Formalization: is the innovation embedded in the constitution or legislation, in an administrative act, or not formalized at all?

Frequency: how often does the innovation take place: only once, sporadically, or is it permanent or regular?

Mode of Selection of Participants: is the innovation open to all participants, access is restricted to some kind of condition, or both methods apply?

Type of participants: those who participate are individual citizens, civil society organizations, private stakeholders or a combination of those?

Decisiveness: does the innovation takes binding, non-binding or no decision at all?

Co-governance: is there involvement of the government in the process or not?

Formalization
only backed by a governmental program or policy 
Frequency
sporadic
Mode of selection of participants
restricted 
Type of participants
civil society  
Decisiveness
democratic innovation yields no decision  
Co-Governance
no 

Means


  • Deliberation
  • Direct Voting
  • E-Participation
  • Citizen Representation

Ends


  • Accountability
  • Responsiveness
  • Rule of Law
  • Political Inclusion
  • Social Equality

Policy cycle

Agenda setting
Formulation and decision-making
Implementation
Policy Evaluation

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