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RUIZ, José Fabián. Autonomous Public Bodies as Spaces for Open Government in Mexico. Convergencia [online]. 2017, vol.24, n.75, pp.159-188. ISSN 2448-5799.

The aim of this paper is to analyze how citizen participation has been implemented by the autonomous public bodies in Mexico. According to the literature on autonomous public bodies, these are privileged spaces for citizen participation given that autonomy occurs outside the political parties and lobbies’ sphere. Especially, when he open government mechanisms are being built. Therefore, is this true? Does open government mean a special space for citizen participation? To carry out the research, 13 in-depth interviews were conducted with people who work or worked in some autonomous bodies. The paper is structured in four sections: the first part reviews key concepts that help to lead the research. The second part goes deeper into methodology and some technical specifications of the fieldwork. The third part presents the results. Finally in the fourth section, conclusions are discussed.

Palavras-chave : Autonomous public bodies; open government; citizen participation; Mexico.