Publication: Modelos de acción pública en una sociedad asimétrica
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2006-06-29
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Ganuza Fernández, Ernesto
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Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas
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En este trabajo partimos de la noción de Coleman de sociedad asimétrica con el objetivo de analizar diversos tipos de acción pública recurrentes en las sociedades actuales. En términos generales, la literatura política y sociológica ha primado una acción pública dominada por las asociaciones, las cuales son observadas como los sujetos protagonistas de la defensa de la ciudadanía en una sociedad asimétrica. En este sentido, se legitima el diseño de políticas públicas orientadas a fortalecer y expandir el asociacionismo. La principal razón para este tipo de políticas es que el declive del asociacionismo se ha vinculado frecuentemente con un declive del calado democrático de una determinada comunidad. En la segunda parte de este trabajo ponemos de relieve que, lejos de producirse dicho declive, podemos constatar la emergencia de otras formas de participación que, no partiendo del supuesto del asociacionismo, comparten el escenario político con las asociaciones. Igualmente, mostramos que tanto las Administraciones públicas como las asociaciones civiles están dando cuenta de este tipo de participación, haciendo posible y facilitando su emergencia.
Following Coleman’s statement about contemporary society being asymmetric, the purpose of this paper is to assess the differents kinds of public action that recur in present-day societies. Generally speaking, political and sociological literature has given priority to public action dominated by associations, which are observed as the protagonists of the defence of citizenry in an asymmetric society. In this respect, the design of public policies aimed at strengthening and expanding associative activity is legitimated. The main reason for this type of policy is that the decline of associative activity has often been linked with a decline in the democratic fabric of a particular community. In the second part of this paper, we suggest that far from producing this decline, we can confirm the emergence of other forms of participation which, while not starting out from the hypothesis of an associative movement, do share the political scenario with associations. We also demonstrate that both public administrations and civil associations are reporting on this type of participation, which makes its emergence both possible and easy.
Following Coleman’s statement about contemporary society being asymmetric, the purpose of this paper is to assess the differents kinds of public action that recur in present-day societies. Generally speaking, political and sociological literature has given priority to public action dominated by associations, which are observed as the protagonists of the defence of citizenry in an asymmetric society. In this respect, the design of public policies aimed at strengthening and expanding associative activity is legitimated. The main reason for this type of policy is that the decline of associative activity has often been linked with a decline in the democratic fabric of a particular community. In the second part of this paper, we suggest that far from producing this decline, we can confirm the emergence of other forms of participation which, while not starting out from the hypothesis of an associative movement, do share the political scenario with associations. We also demonstrate that both public administrations and civil associations are reporting on this type of participation, which makes its emergence both possible and easy.