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The Ngoisation Dilemma: International Cooperation, Grassroots Relations And Government Action From An Accountability Perspective, Lina Buchely
Lina Buchely
This paper summarizes the results of a case study examining policy advocacy activities developed by the Fundación Esperanza (Hope Foundation) and the Plataforma Social HERMES (HERMES Social Platform) in support of Colombian Draft Law 070 of 2009 (creation of a National System for Migration and other regulations). It maps the actors and interests involved in efforts taking place between February and May 2010, to promote public policy in the field. The conclusion drawn from this research is that there are at least three ways of highlighting the relationships between civil society actors, government servants, grassroots and international cooperation agencies in …
Bureaucracy, Distribution And Social Change- A Critique Of Colombian Statelessness, Lina Buchely
Bureaucracy, Distribution And Social Change- A Critique Of Colombian Statelessness, Lina Buchely
Lina Buchely
This paper answers the question of how the state affects the power distribution among the citizens by bureaucratic interaction. The author argues that we have to analyze the interaction between citizens and street- level bureaucrats to understand the state’s role on a daily basis. The author illustrates her theoretical argument with an example of the bureaucratic behavior inside of a conditional cash transfer program in Colombia. The article concludes that the legal academia have to rediscover the street- level bureaucrat concept in order to recognize new stages of litigation beyond the judiciary branch.