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Community Development Journal Advance Access originally published online on May 22, 2008
Community Development Journal 2008 43(3):312-328; doi:10.1093/cdj/bsn016
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This article appears in the following Community Development Journal issue: Special Issue: Participatory Approaches in Community Development: Transitions and Transformations [View the issue table of contents]

Moving up and down the ladder: community-based participation in public dialogue and deliberation in Bolivia and Guatemala

Iñigo Retolaza Eguren

Address for correspondence: Calle Vincenti 989 (casi esquina Jaimes Freyre), Sopocachi La Paz, Bolivia. Tel: +591 22415223; Email: iretolaza{at}hotmail.com; inigo.retolaza{at}undp.org

This article analyses how communities and its representatives have been involved in public dialogue and deliberation processes in Bolivia and Guatemala. It draws on my own experience and personal reflection in supporting and facilitating community participation in public dialogue initiatives in these countries. First, I comment briefly on the origin and current role of dialogue and deliberation in Latin America. Then, I reflect upon my own experience to illustrate two cases where communities and their organizations have been involved in these processes, both at local and national level. On the basis of these cases, I conclude with some key lessons and challenges to consider when supporting multi-stakeholder dialogic processes wherein communities are involved.


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