Strengthening democracy in Bogota with IDPAC
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Gobiernos participativos y transparentes
What is not measured does not exist: analyzing city goal plans
In election years, when society’s attention is focused on the political future of the country, province or city, an in-depth analysis of previous governmental administrations is inevitable. Attention is focused on evaluating the fulfillment of campaign promises and examining the degree of accountability of elected leaders. The great challenge for governments lies in maintaining the […]
Francia Márquez challenges African leadership to rethink it
The Colombian vice-president draws on many concepts of Pan-Africanism, but questions African governments. Many of them are authoritarian, male-dominated and ageing.
The Shared Streets Revolution: An Inclusive Approach to Urban Mobility
In the urban fabric of our streets there are dangers and fears, but also opportunities for access, freedom of expression and joy. Each of them is a path that leads to the destinations desired, needed and desired by its people. However, moving through the city is far from being equitable for everyone. The streets are […]
Bridges to heal our democracies: Strategies for citizens to occupy and inhabit politics
In Colombia, talking about democracy means facing a crisis of trust, governance and representation in electoral politics and institutions. It means facing a reality of systematic violence, cross-fires and ideological stereotypes that have made Colombian history difficult to assimilate. Asking ordinary people if they trust in politics or political figures, is to receive comments such […]
Gustavo Petro, 100 days of “change” in Colombia?
An assessment of the good, the fair and the bad of Gustavo Petro’s broad proposal for change in Colombia.
For the revolution of encounter
The assassination attempt on Argentina’s vice-president is not an isolated incident. It is yet another episode in the growing political violence in which Latin America is trapped. The only way out of this trap is a revolution, one that seeks to rebuild the social fabric.
Towards 3M Regional Governance in Latin America
The covid-19 pandemic broke out in the midst of an international (dis)order. Unfortunately, there was no concerted action in Latin America in response to the threats posed by the pandemic. These threats highlight the need to renew or give impetus to another style of multilateral, collaborative governance that involves the participation of different levels within […]
Ciudades Sin Miedo a space to empower voices from the South
During the 21st, 22nd and 23rd of October, CILA was present at the world’s largest Global Municipalism Meeting “Cities Without Fear”. For 3 days, activists, activists, social organizations, Councillors, ambassadors, civil servants from Latin America, mayors and mayoresses met in the city of Rosario, Argentina; with the challenge of transforming fear into hope and the […]
CILA at the 50th anniversary of the IDU in Bogota
Since its inception in March 1972, the Urban Development Institute (IDU) has identified the city’s needs in order to plan the development of road infrastructure. According to Diego Sánchez Fonseca, Director of the IDU, in these 50 years the mobility of Bogotá’s roads has been transformed, with better access routes for pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles.