{"product_id":"citizens-power-in-latin-america-pascal-lupien-9781438469188","title":"Citizens' Power in Latin America: Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines why some democratic innovations succeed while others fail, using Venezuela, Ecuador, and Chile as case studies.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizens' Power in Latin America\u003c\/i\u003e takes the reader into the heart of communities where average citizens are attempting to build a new democratic model to improve their socioeconomic conditions and to have a voice in decisions that affect their lives. Based on groundbreaking fieldwork conducted in Venezuela, Ecuador, and Chile, Pascal Lupien contrasts two models of participatory design that have emerged in Latin America and identifies the factors that enhance or diminish the capacity of these mechanisms to produce positive outcomes. He draws on lived experiences of citizen participants to reveal the potential and the dangers of participatory democracy. Why do some democratic innovations appear to succeed while others fail? To what extent do these institutions really empower citizens, and in what ways can they be used by governments to control participation? What lessons can be learned from these experiments? Given the growing dissatisfaction with existing democratic systems across the world, this book will be of interest to people seeking innovative ways of deepening democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pascal Lupien\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1438469187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781438469188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.50d","brand":"Pascal Lupien","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444871737599,"sku":"9781438469188","price":33.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_abf9fb77-38ed-4a53-b1e2-d2e942357d12.jpg?v=1777215116","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/citizens-power-in-latin-america-pascal-lupien-9781438469188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}