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Experiments in Participatory Governance in Honduras and Guatemala

By: D. Altschuler, J. Corrales

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Hardcover | 27 November 2013 | Edition Number 1

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Political scientists have long wondered whether civic participation can have spillover effects-that is, whether civic participation in one particular domain of public life can lead to more participation in other areas. This book argues that participation can indeed be generative thus that participation can breed newer forms of participation and is supported by a large survey-among the broadest in its class-of participants in community-managed schools (CMS) in rural Honduras and Alta Verapaz, Guatemala. The result is a study that differs from traditional, pessimistic views on the role and extent of spillover effects on participation with the evidence from the survey strongly supported by cases studies and historical institutional analysis. With the caveat that the autonomy and the scope of action of participants is limited, The Promise of Participation highlights that participation does engender further participation and that many acquire and apply new skills with others even joining new organisations. As such this book will transform the way scholars think about the prospects for democratic deepening, even in the poorest regions of Latin America.

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'In 'The Promise of Participation, ' Altschuler and Corrales paint a rich, compelling picture of the impact of community managed schools on democratic participation in isolated communities in Guatemala and Honduras. Their use of statistical analysis to construct the framework and case studies to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying causal mechanisms and impediments to broader community involvement provides an outstanding example of mixed-methods research that weaves the quantitative and qualitative components together in complementary ways that raise the value of each.'

- Steven Rivkin, Department of Economics, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA

This a remarkably useful study of one of Latin America's most radical education experiments - community managed schools (CMS). Rooted in theory and based on data, it argues that in Guatemala and Honduras CMS promoted democracy by strengthening the political capabilities of the poor. Few studies do such a great job of connecting micro to macro.

- Jeffrey Puryear, Vice-President of Social Policy, Inter-American Dialogue, USA

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