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Month: January 2018

Civic Engagement/Democratic Governance/Transparency & Accountability

A Brief Reflection on Transparency and Accountability in Politics and Political Parties in Latin America

January 21, 2018March 18, 2018 Gerardo BerthinLeave a comment

I had the great privilege to participate in the launching of the Report on the Financing of Political Parties in El Salvador last December. The process of preparing my interventions and comments, allowed me to reflect on the progress and current challenges in the topic of transparency in politics and political parties. During 2018, seven (7) countries in Latin America will hold presidential, legislative, and municipal elections, and all will offer inputs to analyze party financing systems and their transparency and accountability. While political finance systems are an interesting object of analysis and debate, I believe they are just one component or sub-system of a larger and more complex political and governance eco-system. For this reason, the approach and analysis of the topic of transparency in politics must be multidimensional, and in addition to focus on the dynamics themselves, the analytical framework has to also focus on other related topics such as access to resources, the capturing of interests, and trust in democratic institutions. Ultimately, the political-party finance framework cannot be thought of as an end in itself, but rather as means to strengthen the democratic process and build confidence in democratic institutions.

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Civic Engagement/Democratic Governance/Transparency & Accountability

Una Breve Reflexión sobre la Transparencia y la Rendición de Cuentas en la Política y los Partidos Políticos en América Latina

January 21, 2018March 18, 2018 Gerardo BerthinLeave a comment

Tuve el gran privilegio de participar en lanzamiento del Informe sobre Financiamiento de Partidos Políticos en El Salvador el Diciembre pasado.  El proceso de preparar mi intervención y comentarios me permitió reflexionar sobre el progreso y los desafíos pendientes en la temática sobre transparencia en la política y los partidos políticos.  Durante el 2018, en  siete (7) países en América Latina se llevarán a cabo elecciones presidenciales, legislativas, y municipales, y todas ofrecerán insumos para analizar los sistemas de financiamiento de los partidos y su transparencia y rendición de cuentas.   Si bien los sistemas de financiamiento son un objeto interesante de análisis y debate, creo que son solo un componente o un sub-sistema de un eco-sistema político y de gobernabilidad, más amplio y complejo.  Por ello, el abordaje y análisis de la temática de transparencia y rendición de cuentas en la política es multidimensional, y pasa por analizar no solo temas de la dinámica misma, sino también otros temas relacionados al acceso de recursos, la captura de intereses y confianza en las instituciones democráticas. En última instancia, el marco de financiamiento de los partidos políticos no se puede pensar como un fin, sino más bien como un medio para fortalecer el proceso democrático y ayudar a recuperar la confianza en las instituciones democráticas.

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