The Political Meaning of Monitoring in Restricted Civic Space

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{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} Citizen monitoring as a way to enhance public accountability has become popular globally over the years. In the Philippines, where several successful citizen monitoring initiatives have been noted, practical experience has shown how political context is a key factor that…

El significado político del monitoreo en contextos de espacio cívico restringido

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{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} El monitoreo ciudadano como herramienta para fortalecer la rendición pública de cuentas se ha vuelto popular a nivel global en los últimos años. En Filipinas, donde se han registrado varias iniciativas exitosas de monitoreo ciudadano, la experiencia práctica ha demostrado…

O controle social e a participação no Brasil

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El control social y la participación en Brasil

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Social Control and Participation in Brazil

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Breaking Barriers: A Community-Driven Approach to Translation

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{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} The field of international development is dominated by European languages, especially English, with their professional jargon often perpetuating colonial attitudes. Many international development efforts have been plagued by language hierarchies that prioritize Western perspectives, leading to exclusion and marginalization of…

¿Vigilancia sin control? Las veedurías ciudadanas en Colombia y Ecuador

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{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} El término veeduría proviene del verbo ver u observar, por lo que en algunas regiones de América Latina se asocia a actividades de monitoreo sobre la gestión de los asuntos públicos. Aunque hacer veeduría es una forma de vigilancia ciudadana,…

Monitoring without Control? Citizen Oversight Committees in Colombia and Ecuador

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{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} In Spanish, the term veeduría comes from the verb to see or observe, which is why in some regions of Latin America it is associated with organized citizen monitoring of the public sector. Doing veeduría is a form of citizen…

Taking Stock of the Mexican Government’s Rebranded Whistleblower Program

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Balance del nuevo programa de denunciantes del gobierno mexicano

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{!{wpv-post-title}!} Author(s): {!{types field=’blog-author’ separator=’, ‘}!}{!{/types}!} Date: {!{types field=’blog-date’}!}{!{/types}!} Country: {!{types field=’country’}!}{!{/types}!} Language(s): {!{types field=’language’}!}{!{/types}!} English version: Taking stock of the Mexican Government’s Rebranded Whistleblower Program   La reforma constitucional en materia de combate a la corrupción de 2015 en México trajo consigo la toma de decisiones públicas hacia la previsión de un marco jurídico…