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In this paper, we present an analysis of the democratic-participatory project in Latin America. This project is not a standardized and uniform discourse nor an explicit set of practices and institutions, but rather a collection of principles, ideas, practices and institutions that –at an experimental level – have been fought for and achieved in different Latin American countries. Experiences as diverse as the well-known participatory budgeting in Brazil, the "Mesas de Concertación" in Peru (type of regional roundtables), the "Auditorías Articuladas" in Colombia (practices of society-state partnerships for overseeing public contracting, the execution of public works or the accountability of state agencies), the "Consejos Gestores" in Brazil (public management councils for defining public policies in education and health), and the "Consejos Autogestivos" in México (self-management councils in protected zones), among many others, demonstrate that alternative forms of citizen politics (generally referred to as "citizen participation") are possible. However, these experiences have yet to be proven over the long-term effect and are fairly limited geographically, as well as in terms of their cultural (and therefore political) influence. These limitations are due to the preliminary and exploratory nature of the democratic-participatory project. As well, the economic limitations imposed by the neoliberal economic policies that dominate the entire region generate obstacles for more profound democratic innovations. ; Introduction Political projects in Latin America The participatory democracy project Some experiences in the implementation of the project Final Remarks Bibliography

The compilation of articles in this book originated in papers delivered at a two day workshop that took place in San José, Costa Rica, in March 2007 . This workshop is part of the Africa/Asia/Latin America Scholarly Collaborative Program jointly undertaken by APISA-CLACSO-CODESRIA with the generous support of ASDI. This Program is designed to serve as a research forum for the generation of fresh and original comparative insights on the diverse problems and challenges facing the countries of the South. In doing so, it is also hoped that the activities will contribute to the consolidation of cross-regional networking among Southern scholars, foster a scholarly culture of Southern cross-referencing, and contribute to a type of theory-building that is more closely attuned to the shared historical contexts and experiences of the countries and peoples of the South. Participants from all three continents in equal numbers are invited to each activity. Each scholar is exposed to the socio-historical contexts of other regions of the South as an input that will help to broaden their analytical perspectives and improve the overall quality of their scientific engagements. ; Preface 9 Introduction Ciska Raventós 11 Part I Civil society, public space and democratization Democratic innovation in Latin America: a first look at the Democratic Participatory Project Evelina Dagnino, Alberto Olvera and Aldo Panfichi 27 Citizens' participation and associative space Armando Chaguaceda Noriega 47 Part II Protest, contentious collective action and democratization Participation vs. Representation? The Experience of the Neighborhood Assemblies of Buenos Aires, 2001-2003 Inés Pousadela 69 Index A Time of Opportunities: the Piquetero Movement and Democratization in Argentina Gabriela Bukstein 123 Antinomies of Political Society: Implications of Uncivil Development Ajay Gudavarthy and G. Vijay 141 Part III Institutional legal reform: contribution to democratization The "Democratization" of China's Laws and Policies: two steps forward one step back from Reform and Tiananmen to Falun Gong Gillian Hui Lynn Goh 167 Innovations in Electoral Politics in Ghana's Fourth Republic: an Analysis Alexander Frempong 183 On Democratic Consolidation in the South: comments on Alexander Frempong´s Paper Jorge Rovira Mas 205 Part IV Minority rights and democracy Democracy, Minority Rights and Conflict Prevention in Asia Ashok Swain 213

Los ensayos reunidos en este volumen estudian algunas experiencias sociales significativas que ilustran acerca de las formas en las cuales, en estos tiempos de globalización, las políticas de ciudadanía y sociedad civil se relacionan con procesos sociales transnacionales. Es decir, procesos en los cuales no sólo participan actores sociales cuyas prácticas se desarrollan en el marco de sociedades nacionales e incluso locales, sino además actores cuyas prácticas, de maneras diversas, se desarrollan a través de las fronteras de los Estados nacionales. ; Índice Introducción: -Daniel Mato: Políticas de ciudadanía y sociedad civil en tiempos de globalización Actores globales y locales negociando vocabularios, significados y políticas -Mario M. Roitter: El tercer sector como representación topográfica de sociedad civil -Afef Benessaieh: ¿Civilizando la sociedad civil? La cooperación internacional en Chiapas durante los años noventa -María Martha Mijares P.: Ciudadanía, sociedad civil, redes sociales o el constante reacomodo a los nuevos términos. ¿Debemos aprender a hablar de nuevo? -Daniel Mato: Actores globales, redes transnacionales y actores locales en la producción de representaciones de ideas de sociedad civil Ciudadanía y Neoliberalismo - Evelina Dagnino: Sociedade civil, participação e cidadania: de que estamos falando? Miguel Ángel Contreras Natera: Ciudadanía, Estado y democracia en la era neoliberal: dilemas y desafíos para la sociedad venezolana - Cristina Bloj: Presunciones acerca de una ciudadanía "indisciplinada": asambleas barriales en Argentina Usos de la Prensa e Internet - Andrés Cañizález: Sociedad civil, medios y política en Venezuela: una mirada crítica a su interacción - Mireya Lozada: El ciberciudadano: representaciones, redes y resistencias en Venezuela y América Latina - Gildardo Martínez: Internet y ciudadanía global: procesos de producción de representaciones sociales de ciudadanía en tiempos de globalización Institucionalización de exclusiones, negaciones de ciudadanía - Ybelice Briceño Linares: Inmigración, exclusión y construcción de la alteridad. La figura del inmigrante en el contexto español - Marcelo Bonilla Urvina: La construcción de la imagen y del estatuto del inmigrante-indocumentado en la España de la época de la globalización - Marcia Ochoa: Ciudadanía perversa: divas, marginación y participación en la "loca-lización" Sensibilidades, valores y solidaridades en/desde el Primer Mundo - George Yúdice: Nuevo activismo en tiempos de imperialismo - Tomomi Kozaki: La experiencia de las agencias transnacionales de Japón: retos y dilemas Sobre los autores: haga click aquí