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This study explores the policymaking role of the chief of cabinet, as head of the partisan political staff and a central actor within politico‐administrative relations. We focus on the local government level, where the role of political staff is understudied. While the added value of partisan political staff can be diverse and comprise advisory and non‐advisory activities, we do assume an active policymaking role for the chiefs of cabinet within the local policy advisory system. The research question is: “How do chiefs of cabinet conceive their own policymaking role at the local government level?” Adopting an actor‐centered approach, this research studies 20 chiefs of cabinet in cities in the Belgian region Flanders, where the amount of political staff has risen sharply. Q methodology is used for self‐assessment of the policymaking role (Van Exel & De Graaf, 2005), with statements based on Maley's three arenas (Maley, 2015). The results show that multiple types of chief of cabinet exist, revealing variation within one single institutional system. The resulting taxonomy consists of three types of chiefs of cabinet, each with a different role and impact on both policymaking and the civil service: “The Whip,” “The Negotiator,” and “The Streamliner.” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Partisanship plays a central role in the policy process, but its impact on the adoption of collaborative strategy by policymakers remains unknown. To fill this gap, I conducted a conjoint experiment involving municipal officials across the United States, examining the effect of co‐partisanship on policy collaboration and its moderating impact on collaborative attributes such as resource allocation, reciprocal trust, and policy outcome. The findings reveal that a collaborating partner's co‐partisanship status increases the likelihood of local policymakers adopting a program by 12.75 percentage points. Moreover, co‐partisan program proposals generally enhance the favorability of collaborative attributes. Finally, the consistency of the co‐partisanship effect across ideologies and various subgroups demonstrates that party identity is rooted in in‐group loyalty and fundamentally affects the collaborative process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lobbying, and its role in the policy process, has been extensively studied in democratic states, but much less is known about similar practices in authoritarian political systems. Although a few studies have identified lobbying in China, most have focused on big businesses and national policy making, and some have argued that it is unaffected by differences in political institutions. Our paper challenges this portrayal of business lobbying in autocracies. Through a study of the lobbying activities of business associations based on documentary research and fieldwork in the northern Chinese city of Tianjin between 2011 and 2013, we show that although business associations have similar lobbying motivations to their counterparts in democracies, their specific practices are often shaped by authoritarian political institutions. While they are similar in seeking to build informal relationships with public officials, provide expertise to shape policies, and raise their profile through public relations activities and media engagement, they differ in focusing their relationship‐building efforts on helping officials with routine work, helping Communist Party organizations establish cells in businesses, and brokering between businesses and government. Rather than donating to political campaigns like their counterparts in democracies, they become legislators themselves, hire retired officials, and seek positions on advisory bodies. Rigged elections, an unreliable legal system, and restrictions on media and freedom of movement are key authoritarian institutions that shape these distinctive lobbying practices. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyzes the effects of an innovative writing of an SMS (closer, more personal and motivational), conceived as a nudge, in a recruitment process take-up. The case of study is a labor and social inclusion program driven by the Barcelona City Council and the Spanish Ministry for the Inclusion, Social Security and Migration. An RCT experimental analysis have been developed based in 446 individuals, complemented by a focus group with participants of the service. The results show that the type of SMS has a small but statistically significant effect on the success of the recruitment (which, at the same time, depends on other multiple considered factors, both at individual and household levels). The improvement, though limited (6,4% of the take-up), practically implies zero cost (that is, modifying the writing of the SMS). When analyzing the effects of the type of SMS on each of the recruitment phases, some nuances appear regarding the role of motivation on each stage. Lastly, some possibilities for improving the design of nudges in recruiting processes are suggested, with an applicability that is extensible to many interaction processes between public administration and citizens. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

El presente artículo aborda el desarrollo y las limitaciones del asociativismo intermunicipal en Paraguay desde un enfoque teórico y exploratorio. A partir de una revisión de la evolución normativa y las principales iniciativas asociativas surgidas en el país, se expone la falta de consolidación de estos esfuerzos como uno de los desafíos centrales para el fortalecimiento de la descentralización y la gobernanza local. A pesar de la consagración del derecho al asociativismo intermunicipal en la Constitución de 1992, el país no cuenta con una ley específica que regule su implementación, lo que genera un vacío legal que dificulta la coordinación y sostenibilidad de estos procesos. El análisis revela la proliferación de iniciativas inconclusas, marcadas por la falta de recursos, apoyo institucional y claridad en sus objetivos. Además, se cuestiona el papel de la Organización Paraguaya de Cooperación Intermunicipal (OPACI) por su falta de transparencia y su ineficacia como promotora del asociativismo, sugiriendo la necesidad de una auditoría independiente. Se destaca, asimismo, la necesidad de reformar el marco legal para las áreas metropolitanas y el papel de los gobiernos departamentales en la promoción del asociativismo intermunicipal. En conclusión, el artículo sugiere que para aprovechar plenamente el potencial del asociativismo como herramienta de desarrollo local, es esencial contar con una normativa específica y fortalecer las capacidades de las entidades involucradas.

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A partir de una larga trayectoria de estudios sobre las dinámicas políticas en la Ciudad de México, Héctor Tejera y Emanuel Rodríguez, en su obra Antropología de los gobiernos locales y los procesos políticos en la Ciudad de México, ofrecen a quien se acerque a la lectura del libro una perspectiva de los desarrollos políticos acaecidos en los últimos 20 años —tiempo durante el cual en la Ciudad de México se han implementado nuevas formas de representación y participación de la ciudadanía—, así como de los procesos electorales y las estrategias proselitistas del partido gobernante. La aportación de los autores destaca por usar un marco amplio de discusión antropológica sobre la cultura política, la participación y las representaciones sobre la ciudadanía para reflexionar sobre los fenómenos político-electorales y de gestión local en la Ciudad de México.

Esta investigación tiene como objetivo diagnosticar la Nueva Agenda Urbana como herramienta del gobierno local para impulsar la renaturalización frente al cambio climático. Se utilizó un enfoque cualitativo, con un método etnográfico. Se recolectaron datos mediante observación participante y entrevistas no estructuradas a representantes de alcaldías, ONG, representantes del sector salud, consejos comunales y gremios profesionales con experiencia en el área ambiental, además de efectuar una revisión del estado del arte de las categorías de estudio. Se realizó triangulación para asegurar la fiabilidad de la información obtenida. Entre los hallazgos encontrados se destaca que la función del gobierno local es hacer crecer la ciudad como un organismo vivo, mejorando espacios verdes y plazas con estrategias de renaturalización para mitigar los efectos del cambio climático. Se observan esfuerzos del gobierno local para resolver estos problemas, pero los históricos problemas de la ciudad parecen mitigar los esfuerzos de las autoridades locales a orientar la planificación para buscar soluciones viables y atenuar los efectos del cambio climático. El gobierno local deberá generar políticas que fomenten espacios verdes, balcones y terrazas verdes en áreas públicas para contribuir con los Objetivos del Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS). Se puede concluir que la Nueva Agenda Urbana constituye una herramienta valiosa para el gobierno local en la promoción de la renaturalización y la lucha contra el cambio climático. Se necesitan políticas públicas que incentiven la creación de espacios verdes y la participación ciudadana para lograr ciudades más sostenibles y recipientes. Esta investigación proporciona información valiosa sobre el papel de la NAU en la promoción de la renaturalización y la lucha contra el cambio climático. Los resultados pueden ser utilizados por el gobierno local, las ONG, la academia y la comunidad en general para desarrollar estrategias más efectivas para la construcción de ciudades más sostenibles y resilientes.

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El trabajo se propone analizar de forma comparada los sentidos y nociones asociadas a la modernización e innovación pública por parte de los agentes gubernamentales en la Ciudad de Córdoba durante las gestiones de Ramón B. Mestre (2015-2019) y de Martín Llaryora (2019-2023). Para ello, se recurrió a un abordaje metodológico de tipo cualitativo en el que las entrevistas semiestructuradas a informantes claves (burocracias, funcionarios y asesores) se convirtieron en el principal insumo para proceder con la comparación diacrónica entre ambos períodos. Los principales hallazgos indican la presencia de una connotación positiva de la innovación, la persistencia de una perspectiva lineal al respecto (fuertemente asociada a una visión productiva y tecnologicista), la polisemia en el uso del concepto de innovación y de modernización; a la vez que se registra una fuerte hibridez y la superposición de modelos de administración pública.

La contabilidad gubernamental contribuye en la administración pública al posibilitar la supervisión de las finanzas, la toma de decisiones informadas y la gestión eficiente de los recursos públicos. En este contexto, este estudio se centra en analizar cómo la calidad y disponibilidad de la información contable inciden en las decisiones estratégicas y operativas de los gobiernos locales. Para llevar a cabo esta investigación, se empleó un enfoque de análisis descriptivo, revisando un total de 41 artículos relevantes en la materia. Los resultados obtenidos revelan una conexión directa entre la calidad de la información contable y las decisiones estratégicas y operativas, sobre todo en momentos clave como la implementación del Sistema de Administración Financiera (SIAF) y la adopción de las Normas Internacionales de Contabilidad del Sector Público (NICSP) en Ecuador. Los hallazgos del estudio indican que superar los desafíos asociados con la calidad y disponibilidad de la información contable son necesarios, y que para lograrlo se requiere de la implementación de programas de capacitación continua y la adopción de tecnologías modernas en la contabilidad gubernamental.

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Objectives: This paper investigates Thailand and Malaysia climate governance policy in practice within their multi-level governance structures. Thailand presents a unique case of a unitary state with a degree of deconcentration and decentralization, while Malaysia showcases a federal state with a high degree of centralization. Methodology: The paper collected and analyzed both primary and secondary data. Indepth interviews with government officials, NGOs, and international organizations were conducted online and onsite in Thailand and Malaysia from May 2022 to September 2023. Interview data was triangulated with secondary data from key national policy documents on climate change and related issues. This paper examines the contributions and hindrances of multi-level governance on climate governance and highlights some lessons learned from both countries. Results: It concludes that multi-level government systems provide opportunities for various stakeholders to engage in decision-making and create policy innovation. However, the administration of decision-making in these systems can be constrained by tensions within these systems, between tendencies towards the centralization of decision-making, and little engagement between subnational governments and local-level stakeholders. Conclusions: Overall, we assert that clear direction and guidance at the national level complemented by mechanisms that engage local stakeholders in administration and civil society is essential to achieve overarching climate action goals regardless of the administrative system. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Con la creación de ayuntamientos gaditanos en su segunda etapa, 1820-1821, inició otra etapa en el gobierno local. En pueblos que tuvieron la anterior categoría de repúblicas de indios, el proceso produjo que personas no indígenas ingresaran al cuerpo. Al formarse y suprimirse la institución municipal se afectó a uno de esa condición –Tarímbaro–; se describen las dinámicas entre los diversos sectores raciales, a partir de las formas de elegir a sus miembros. Se consultó documentación ubicada en repositorios y archivos lo que permitió identificar nexos entre sectores indígenas y no indígenas que compartieron el gobierno local, de forma que los naturales no fueron desplazados con la creación de las instituciones; además, se crearon grupos comunes y se enfrentaron a otros de la misma composición, y se comprendieron dinámicas y relaciones heterogéneas entre los sectores raciales.

Se destaca la importancia de la simplificación administrativa como estrategia esencial para optimizar los procesos burocráticos. Este artículo de revisión se enfoca en analizar la simplificación administrativa en gobiernos locales a través de una revisión bibliográfica que selecciona 19 artículos publicados entre 2018 y 2022 en bases de datos como Scielo, Scopus, Latindex y Google Scholar, cumpliendo con criterios de inclusión específicos. El análisis contextual consideró los artículos desarrollados en contextos municipales, seleccionando un total de 19 artículos que cumplían con los requisitos de inclusión. La revisión de la literatura sobre simplificación administrativa en gobiernos locales destaca la importancia de liderazgos efectivos, modernización de herramientas y atención a las necesidades ciudadanas para lograr una administración eficiente. A pesar de esfuerzos en la simplificación, persisten deficiencias, especialmente en áreas remotas, generando insatisfacción. La gestión eficiente de recursos humanos y la planificación de la participación ciudadana son clave.

Este artículo analiza la importancia que los gobiernos locales salvadoreños que conforman el Área Metropolitana de San Salvador (AMSS) le atribuyen al asociativismo municipal en la identificación de buenas prácticas en materia de desarrollo territorial y su contribución a los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. La metodología utilizada en el proceso de investigación posee un enfoque cualitativo de tipo exploratorio, que implicó la revisión documental y programática de la Oficina de Planificación del Área Metropolitana de San Salvador (OPAMSS), y un instrumento de entrevista a profundidad que permitió realizar una caracterización de la asociación municipal de los catorce gobiernos locales pertenecientes al AMSS. Los resultados del estudio identifican potencialidades y desafíos en torno a los criterios de inclusión, cooperación y fortalecimiento de capacidades en la gestión de procesos de desarrollo territorial, aspectos necesarios para la contribución estratégica de la Agenda 2030.

Según Acción contra el Hambre, la inseguridad alimentaria en Nigeria, registra una cifra de 1,74 millones de niños que padecieron desnutrición en la región norte del país durante 2022, mientras que, para febrero de 2023, poco más de 1,8 millones de habitantes del estado de Borno, habían sido desplazados internamente debido a la actividad de grupos armados y bandidos, (OIM, 2023), sin olvidar la erosión, sequias e inundaciones a causa del cambio climático. Por todo esto, el Gobierno de Borno lanzó en el 2020, el Plan de Desarrollo Sostenible de Borno (BoSDP, por sus siglas en ingles), transversalizando el Enfoque de Triple Nexo a través de algunos de sus pilares de gobernanza: desarrollo de capital humano, agricultura, salud, medio ambiente y comercio, apostando por construir comunidades resilientes, y en armonía con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS) 2, 10, 16 y 17, respectivamente. Este artículo se dedica a analizar los desafíos del conflicto armado continuado, la inseguridad alimentaria y los efectos del cambio climático mediante las estrategias de transformación de gobernanza local, en un escenario tan volátil como el norte de Nigeria.

Recensión al libro de Ismael Crespo, José Miguel Rojo-Martínez, Claudia Mayordomo, Salvador Moreno y Alejandro Soler, Redes sociales y comunicación gubernamental digital en el ámbito local, Tirant lo Blanch, 2023, 210 pp.

The objective of this article is to analyze the way in which the micro-local community social order of the state of Tlaxcala is currently related to its municipal political order and the recognition of indigenous rights. There is a community complex in this state of the Mexican Republic that is not visible due to the absence of an indigenous movement that has claimed it, which is partially crystallized in the sub-municipal political figures called "community presidencies", whose faculties are defined in the state municipal organic law, among which is to act with voice and vote in the council assemblies. In this way, the structure of the Tlaxcalan municipal council of our days includes councilors of the relative majority, of proportional representation and of the town or community. The work recognizes the possibilities and weaknesses of this institutionalized communal structure within the Tlaxcalan municipalities. The methodology used was qualitative, consisting of a critical review and content analysis of theoretical, institutional, historical-contextual sources and local experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Cultural contentiousness is defined as an attribute of innovation due to which it encounters resistance because of its incompatibility with hegemonic cultural assumptions. I argue that culturally contentious innovations are likely to be adopted when antecedents have productive symbolic force, i.e., they reveal contradictions between dominant cultural assumptions and the material outcomes of existing institutions or empower social actors to resolve such contradictions. However, antecedents with incapacitative symbolic force tend to obfuscate the above contradictions or decrease social actors' capacity to resolve them, encouraging the adoption of less contentious innovation. Applying these arguments to citizen oversight agencies (COAs) for the police, I examine the antecedents of contentious (i.e., investigative) as opposed to less contentious (non‐investigative) COAs. In support of the above argument, I find that productive antecedents (e.g., a consent decree, an increase in civil rights nonprofits) are associated with adopting investigative COAs. In contrast, incapacitative antecedents (e.g., a Law Enforcement Officer Bill of Rights, an increase in the violent crime rate) are associated with adopting non‐investigative COAs. The findings broadly demonstrate that policy adoption scholars ought to distinguish policies in terms of cultural contentiousness and account for the symbolic force of antecedents. Further theoretical contributions are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we analyze the allocation of climate adaptation aid in sub-national and local jurisdictions in Ecuador. We examine the influence of physical and socioeconomic vulnerability and local capacity as explanatory variables for aid allocation. As part of the study, we introduce projections of physical vulnerability to determine whether inter-generational aspects of climate justice are taken into account, and use geographically weighted regression models to study the spatial distribution of aid allocation in sub-national and local jurisdictions. The findings show that physical and socioeconomic vulnerabilities influence the allocation of adaptation aid. However, projected changes in patterns of precipitation and temperatures are not associated with this variable. Furthermore, the spatial distribution of current climate aid is uneven, leaving clusters of vulnerable jurisdictions unattended. Finally, the study finds no association between local capacity and the allocation of adaptation aid. Findings suggests a bias towards allocating more adaptation aid in areas with more intense current weather events, and that the allocation of adaptation aid may not contribute to creating adaptation scenarios where justice for current and future generations is central to decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Policy entrepreneurship theory seeks to explain how actors, institutions, actions and interactions influence policy makers and policy outcomes; however, the role of citizens in this process remains largely unarticulated. Adopting a conception of policy entrepreneurship as a (distributed) pattern of agency rather than the actions of an individual, we analyse the development of local government climate emergency declarations (CEDs) (many of which visibly involved citizen advocacy). This analysis expands on the role of citizens in policy change and provides evidence of how citizen entrepreneurs interact collaboratively with more traditional forms of policy elites, in this case local elected representatives. Since 2018 hundreds of local governments in the United Kingdom (UK) have issued CEDs in a surge of expressions of local climate ambition. Whilst CEDs have attracted attention from scholars, the underlying dynamics and politics which drove the adoption of these policies, including the role played by citizens, remain unexplored in the literature. Interviews with councillors, council officers, and citizens reveal that citizens carry out a range of activities related to policy entrepreneurship, including problem framing, identifying solutions, networking and building coalitions, and seeking attention and opportunities. We find that they carry out these activities collectively with other citizens and collaboratively with elected representatives; whilst precise coalition‐internal dynamics vary, citizens frequently exploit opportunities to demonstrate the strength and breadth of public support for their cause. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper studies, from the point of view of local politicians, the governance of social services in different municipalities and County Councils in Catalonia. The political dimension of local social services has rarely been studied and this article contributes to the understanding of which actors and what kind of relations are developed during the policy process. From a qualitative approach, the study is based on 17 in-depth interviews with local politicians, as well as two focus groups with managers and front-line social workers. The results reveal that local politicians do not have a long-term and strategic perspective, and that they feel more comfortable dealing with management rather than politics. At the local level, social services tend to be a depoliticized issue. Although local politicians have a positive attitude towards dialogue and working together with all actors, they lack regular coordination and strong commitment to facilitate a comprehensive approach to the challenges they face. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This document provides a list of references and citations for academic articles and studies related to corruption, governance, and internal control in Indonesia. The articles cover various topics, including the impact of corporate governance on internal control efficiency, the role of auditing in combating corruption, and the relationship between public sector accounting reform and corruption. These articles offer valuable insights into the challenges and issues surrounding corruption and governance in Indonesia, making them useful resources for researchers and scholars interested in these topics. [Extracted from the article]

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El patrimonio cultural es un activo del desarrollo sostenible, razón por la cual la UNESCO propuso un enfoque inclusivo para abordarlo, cimentado en la creación de políticas públicas orientadas a incentivar el sentido de pertenencia para que sea reconocido como símbolo de identidad. Fundándose en lo anterior, el artículo analiza la relación patrimonio cultural e identidad en los Planes de Ordenamiento Territorial (POT) de Bogotá del periodo 2000-2019, focalizando la atención en el centro histórico. Metodológicamente, el análisis se sustenta en una investigación documental, basada en fuentes primarias y secundarias, dirigida a determinar cómo se concibió en dichos planes la identidad en clave patrimonial, cómo se implementó esa concepción y cuáles fueron sus consecuencias. Los resultados obtenidos se contrastaron con una encuesta realizada a ciudadanos colombianos para conocer su sentido de pertenencia frente al patrimonio cultural del centro histórico. La investigación demuestra que los POT establecieron que lo patrimonial debía ser protegido, conservado y difundido para crear sentido de pertenencia entre los capitalinos. No obstante, la materialización de este precepto en el centro histórico se afincó en proyectos de renovación/revitalización urbana que, en vez de generar identidad, fomentaron procesos de gentrificación, de desarraigo y de expulsión de la población.

El abastecimiento de agua potable durante los años cuarenta en el estado de Veracruz, fue un proceso lento que reflejó la pausada mejora de la infraestructura urbana por parte de los gobiernos municipales. Para el caso xalapeño, en el primer lustro de esa década, ocurrieron una serie de cuestiones relacionadas con el líquido que denotaron la precaria gestión y el intento por mejorar la infraestructura hídrica. En este sentido, el presente artículo aborda la percepción del ayuntamiento xalapeño frente al proyecto de «modernidad nacional»,[1] a través del análisis del contenido de las peticiones municipales, específicamente a partir del servicio de agua potable para dar cuenta de sus acciones respecto a ello. Reflexionando así, desde una perspectiva de historia local que permite entender que los procesos urbanos no son unilaterales en ámbitos regionales.

This paper analyzes the passive transparency which is one of the open government principles. To measure the degree of use of the right of access to public information, the portals for citizens' information requests are explored. Data corresponds to 2017-2019 among the capital states together with Buenos Aires (caba) and Bahía Blanca. The aggregation by themes criteria of caba is used as a baseline to compare among cities. Besides, passive transparency indicators from the governments' side are exposed. Together with caba and Bahía Blanca, only Córdoba and Santa Fe accomplish the principle. The best positioned city is caba, followed by Bahía Blanca, Córdoba and Santa Fe. Three types of municipalities are distinguished, and differences are explained by claims and evaluation of the right to access to public information. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the panel data of 31 provinces in the Chinese Mainland from 2014 to 2018, this research uses the event history analysis (eha) model to explore the influencing factors of the policy diffusion of innovation vouchers. The event history analysis of the adoption of the science and technology innovation voucher policy shows that: among the internal factors, financial support, special investment, science and technology supply, and length of use are the key drivers of innovation voucher policy adoption; among the external factors, policy learning and vertical pressure have significant effects on the adoption results of innovation voucher policy. The conversion rate of scientific and technological achievements, the proportion of r&d activities without r&d institutions, the demand of enterprises for scientific and technological achievements, and the number of redemptions per year have no significant effects on the popularity of innovation vouchers. External diffusion effects such as policy imitation and inter-provincial competition were also weak. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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There is broad scientific consensus about the climate emergency. Governments have intensified mitigation and adaptation actions by conducting climate finance through national climate funds. In 2009, the National Fund on Climate Change (FNMC) was established in Brazil. Analyzes on climate finance have intensified after 2020, and there are few empirical studies on these funds. This article contributes to this gap by analyzing the institutional effectiveness of the FNMC through desk research in the period from 2009 to 2020, considering 21 indicators distributed in five dimensions. This study identifies the main challenges to the FNMC's institutional effectiveness, recognizing its importance in helping Brazil meet its commitment to international climate goals by reducing greenhouse gases (GHG), strengthening research, and increasing investments in climate change projects. The results reveal great fragility in the FNMC's institutional effectiveness. None of the five dimensions analyzed had all indicators satisfied, and resource mobilization and sustainability were identified as the main challenges to the FNMC's institutional effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

La cultura prospectiva en la gestión pública puede justificarse si contribuye a difundir prácticas para mejorar la capacidad de dirección del gobierno, convirtiendo el aprendizaje colectivo en un componente estratégico. Además, la estrategia estatal de modernización de la gestión pública abarca todos los niveles de la administración, las organizaciones y los ciudadanos. El objetivo del estudio fue analizar la prospectiva y modernización en la gestión pública en los gobiernos locales. Se empleó una metodología cualitativa, basada en una revisión bibliográfica de 50 trabajos académicos, que sirvieron de base, referencia y apoyo bibliográfico del estudio, seleccionados de las principales bases de datos académicas de mayor impacto (Scopus, Web of Science), de acuerdo con los criterios de inclusión establecidos. Los hallazgos muestran que los gobiernos locales están adoptando la modernización de la gestión pública en un esfuerzo por distinguir su estructura administrativa como una que promueve los principios de una excelente gobernanza corporativa. Se concluye que la prospectiva es un componente estratégico para explorar los cambios estructurales en las instituciones, permitiendo desarrollar el proceso de modernización que maximice la eficiencia de la gestión pública en gobiernos locales, mejorando las prácticas al servicio de los ciudadanos.