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The aim of this paper is to analyze how citizen participation has been implemented by the autonomous public bodies in Mexico. According to the literature on autonomous public bodies, these are privileged spaces for citizen participation given that autonomy occurs outside the political parties and lobbies' sphere. Especially, when he open government mechanisms are being built. Therefore, is this true? Does open government mean a special space for citizen participation? To carry out the research, 13 in-depth interviews were conducted with people who work or worked in some autonomous bodies. The paper is structured in four sections: the first part reviews key concepts that help to lead the research. The second part goes deeper into methodology and some technical specifications of the fieldwork. The third part presents the results. Finally in the fourth section, conclusions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study of the quality of democracy has focused mainly in whole countries, paying little attention to local governments. In light of this absence, the present paper describes some of the issues and prospects related to the study of the quality of democracy at the subnational level. By looking at the inconveniences posed by the Mexican case, the paper intends to call into question the theoretical, conceptual, methodological and contextual predicaments for the study of the quality of democracy in local governments. The foregoing with the aim of promoting a research agenda that seeks to resolve such problems and build reliable evidence that allows us to obtain better explanations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The present paper is in reference to Hurricane Odile on the Pacific Ocean Coast, particularly in the zone of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur. It is an attempt to create a series of research questions whose answers could strengthen civil protection systems in Mexico and Latin America. First, there is a review of the Law and the National Civil Protection System, which consists of a number of federal agencies and programs in addition to the corresponding state and municipal governments. The existing information on the matter is also examined. The evidence suggests that this system operates with some institutional weaknesses. The research proposes that the public administrations associated with the three levels of government do not accurately apply the precepts underlying theories on the management of crises, emergencies and disasters, which would allow for an operation worthy of a real system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Although not all trajectories and manifestations of the Mexican Left have had a close relationship with social movements, this linkage has been a constant throughout history. Such was the case of the Mexican Communist Party (PCM) in Jalisco. This Party is considered one of the most important icons in the institutionalized realm of the Left due to its long history and presence, and also for its role in the urban guerrilla through Communist League 23rd of September (Liga Comunista 23 de Septiembre). This period was officially called "Dirty War" in Guadalajara. In this paper we analyze the sociopolitical situation during the seventies in Jalisco and the entailment of PCM with the most radical movement of the decade. It is assumed that the events occurred during this decade constituted a milestone for the PCM and the social and political life of the state of Jalisco. This is crucial because this region is the cradle of one of the most civil radical mobilizations of the Twentieth Century; those mobilizations are characterized for having confronted directly the modern Mexican State. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]