Participación ciudadana y planificación: la inconformidad ciudadana en Aipe, Huila, Colombia
| Autor | Cristian David Hernández Ortiz, Patricia Gutierrez |
| Cargo | Specialist in Finance of the Universidad Piloto de Colombia. Business Administration of the Universidad Surcolombiana. Researcher in the Crea Group's public policies research field. cristian-her-2011@hotmail.com / Masters degree in Public Policies at Universidad del Valle, currently Teacher at Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Huila, Colombia.... |
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Resumen
Inconformidad y desconfianza, resultado del
intento socio-político para evolucionar social y
económicamente desde el sistema Top-Down,
encontrando que “pueblo pequeño, infierno grande”,
una expresión colombiana para manifestar que, pese
al pequeño tamaño de un grupo social, los problemas
pueden ser tan grandes como los de una metrópolis.
Aipe, es uno de los municipios del Huila que ha gozado
la bonanza petrolera, algo inversamente proporcional
a la bonanza social, económica y ambiental, generado
en un contexto de problemas políticos de gobernanza
y detrimento al erario público. El presente artículo
muestra resultados de la relación entre participación
ciudadana y procesos de planificación estatal en
Aipe, cuya relación es incoherente, disfuncional e
inadecuada para la sociedad de Aipe, generando un
clima ciudadano de desconfianza e inconformidad
frente a las autoridades e instancias de planeación;
no obstante, la esperanza de un Municipio próspero
persiste porque las vivencias comunales motivan al
conocimiento y empoderamiento de su territorio.
Palabras Claves: Política, política pública, planificación
y participación.
Recibido: Mayo 25 de 2022 | Aceptado: Noviembre 25 de 2022| Publicado: Diciembre 16 de 2022
Citizen participation and planning: citizen nonconformity in
Aipe, Huila, Colombia
Participación ciudadana y planificación: la inconformidad ciudadana en Aipe, Huila, Colombia
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Hernández, C. y Gutiérrez, P. (2022). Citizen participation and planning: citizen nonconformity in Aipe, Huila, Colombia. Revista
ADGNOSIS, 11(11). p. 1-16. https://doi.org/10.21803/adgnosis.11.11.501
Cristian David Hernández Ortiz
Specialist in Finance of the Universidad Piloto de Colombia. Business Administration of the Universidad Surcolombiana. Researcher
in the Crea Group’s public policies research field. cristian-her-2011@hotmail.com
Patricia Gutiérrez Prada
Masters degree in Public Policies at Universidad del Valle, currently Teacher at Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Huila, Colombia.
patricia.gutierrez@usco.edu.co Member of the Crea research group, coordinator of the public policies research field.
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Abstract
Unconformity and distrust are the results of the socio-
political attempt aimed to socially and economically
evolve under the Top-Down system, finding that “there
is no hell like a small town,” a Colombian expression
meaning that despite the small size of a social group,
its problems could be as big as those of a metropolis.
Aipe is one of the Huila’s municipalities that benefited
from the oil bonanza, inversely proportional to the
social, economic, and environmental bonanza bounty,
produced amid a context of political problems of
governance and detriment of the public treasury. This
article shows results on the relationship between
citizen participation and state planning processes
in Aipe, which is incoherent, dysfunctional, and
inadequate for Aipe’s society, and breeds a citizen
climate of distrust and nonconformity towards the
authorities and planning instances. Nonetheless, the
hope for a prosperous municipality persists because
community experiences motivate them to know and
empower their territory.
Keywords: Politics, public policy, planning, and
participation.
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Citizen participation and planning: citizen nonconformity in Aipe, Huila, Colombia
Revista Ad-Gnosis • Vol.11, No.11 • Enero – Diciembre 2022 • P.P. 1-16. • ISSN: 2745-1364 (Digital)
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Within the framework of public administration, problems generated by public treasury malfeasan-
ce have produced latent diculties in the country’s history, in some cases with greater intensity than
others. In light of the multiple consequences aecting society, the community gradually moves away
from public subjects, forgetting its right and its duty of empowering to develop its local territory. That
could be done by following up on policies and their leader’s government plans and programs. Achieve-
ments fell short of expectations as it was reported in the 2004-2011 management reports, showing that
Aipe municipality was second among the ten municipalities with the higher number of fiscal responsi-
bility processes (Nación, 2013), due to the lack of commitment of their inhabitants in doing control and
follow up. At the same time, problems arise in the context of low citizen participation in public aairs
and everything of a public nature.
According to the National Administrative Statistics Department (DANE), it has a population of
23,513 inhabitants; geographically it is located north-west Huila on the Magdalena valley; its northerly
and western neighbors are the Tolima department, the municipalities of Planadas, Natagaima, and Ata-
co; to the south, the municipality of Neiva; and to the east, the Magdalena River and the municipalities of
Tello and Villa Vieja. Its total area is 801.04 Km2, almost 4% of the department. The highest point in its
territory is found in the small town La Unión, reaching 2,300 m above sea level and an average tempera-
ture of 13.67 ºC. On the other hand, its minimum height is found in the Pata river mouth, reaching 350 m
above sea level and an average temperature of 28ºC (Alcaldía de Aipe, 2004).
The analysis focuses mainly on three periods of government: 2004-2007, 2008-2011, and 2012-
2015, years of instability in its territorial government.
Methodology
The research has a qualitative approach from Patton’s perspective (2002, cited in Vasilachis et al.,
2006). Analysis units were the planning instances, planning authorities, and community organizations.
An information triangulation is performed with three central activities: the document analysis accor-
ding to Peña Vera & Pirela Morillo (2007), the in-depth interviews conducted according to (Morgan,
1997; Veiga & Gondim, 2001, cited by Gondim, 2002) guidelines. The Atlas.ti program was used for the
analysis of information, and three analysis categories were defined: citizen participation, policy, and
planning processes.
Summarizing, the study was conducted with qualitative methodology, techniques of information
gathering like document analysis, in-depth interviews, and discussion groups. The analysis units were
planning instances, planning authorities, and community organizations.
Theoretical Foundation
The study’s theoretical foundation used some authors on the subjects of public policy, decision-ma-
king, democracy, citizen participation, and planning. Roth Deubel (2002) is referred in the public policy
Introduction
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