Entender la política desde los actores, sus formas de organización y las ideas que motivan sus acciones, es una entrada que permite complejizar el estudio del funcionamiento del Estado y su interacción con la sociedad civil. En efecto, lejos de estar aisladas, ambas espacios se complementan de forma permanente. Incorporar esta mirada, no solo en el estudio de los grupos de poder, sino también en los grupos marginales o minoritarios, constituye un aporte importante desde la Ciencia Política.En esta entrevista, Rosa Alayza, recoge esta discusión en relación al caso peruano a partir de su conocimiento y estudio sobre la materia. De un lado, señala los problemas históricos que ha tenido el Estado para responder estas demandas tanto en su estructura como en la reticencia de sus políticos a entablar diálogo con grupos minoritarios, perpetuando su exclusión y limitandosu imp...

In 2002, Peru launched a decentralization process that assigned functions to 25 new regional governments. The reform has exhibited dissimilar results. The majority of subnational governments experience challenges to enforce the law in their territories. Despite that, it is possible to identify positive experiences. This article focuses in the study of territorial and environmental policies in San Martín, a region that used to be the most deforested region in the country and that has become a role model for the implementation of conservation policies. To answer this question, we focus in two variables. On the one hand, we show the importance of state-society linkages in the strengthen of state capacity and, on the other, the positive effect of political leadership in the prioritization of policies. The article, then, aims to emphasize how local demand can promote, enforce and guarantee t...

In 2002, Peru launched a decentralization process that assigned functions to 25 new regional governments. The reform has exhibited dissimilar results. The majority of subnational governments experience challenges to enforce the law in their territories. Despite that, it is possible to identify positive experiences. This article focuses in the study of territorial and environmental policies in San Martín, a region that used to be the most deforested region in the country and that has become a role model for the implementation of conservation policies. To answer this question, we focus in two variables. On the one hand, we show the importance of state-society linkages in the strengthen of state capacity and, on the other, the positive effect of political leadership in the prioritization of policies. The article, then, aims to emphasize how local demand can promote, enforce and guarantee t...

Entender la política desde los actores, sus formas de organización y las ideas que motivan sus acciones, es una entrada que permite complejizar el estudio del funcionamiento del Estado y su interacción con la sociedad civil. En efecto, lejos de estar aisladas, ambas espacios se complementan de forma permanente. Incorporar esta mirada, no solo en el estudio de los grupos de poder, sino también en los grupos marginales o minoritarios, constituye un aporte importante desde la Ciencia Política.En esta entrevista, Rosa Alayza, recoge esta discusión en relación al caso peruano a partir de su conocimiento y estudio sobre la materia. De un lado, señala los problemas históricos que ha tenido el Estado para responder estas demandas tanto en su estructura como en la reticencia de sus políticos a entablar diálogo con grupos minoritarios, perpetuando su exclusión y limitandosu imp...

Entender la política desde los actores, sus formas de organización y las ideas que motivan sus acciones, es una entrada que permite complejizar el estudio del funcionamiento del Estado y su interacción con la sociedad civil. En efecto, lejos de estar aisladas, ambas espacios se complementan de forma permanente. Incorporar esta mirada, no solo en el estudio de los grupos de poder, sino también en los grupos marginales o minoritarios, constituye un aporte importante desde la Ciencia Política.En esta entrevista, Rosa Alayza, recoge esta discusión en relación al caso peruano a partir de su conocimiento y estudio sobre la materia. De un lado, señala los problemas históricos que ha tenido el Estado para responder estas demandas tanto en su estructura como en la reticencia de sus políticos a entablar diálogo con grupos minoritarios, perpetuando su exclusión y limitandosu imp...

The peruvian political system is characterized by incumbent’s low reelection rates at sub-national level, in that sense, incumbency has been qualified as a disadvantage to politicians in search of reelection. Owing to that, the existence of some cases of mayors that have managed to stay in office for multiple periods of government is surprising; Magdalena del Mar is an exam- ple of it. In this district, Francis Allison has attained reelection in three consecutive elections, obtaining high percentages of vote. For that reason, the present article seeks to explain Allison’s trajectory in the office of district mayor, through political strategies analysis used to manage continuity in office and citizens’ perceptions of themselves. The importance of attributes linked to incumbency are stressed; in that sense, Allison’s success comes from his capacity to satisfy ci- tizens’ ...

The peruvian political system is characterized by incumbent’s low reelection rates at sub-national level, in that sense, incumbency has been qualified as a disadvantage to politicians in search of reelection. Owing to that, the existence of some cases of mayors that have managed to stay in office for multiple periods of government is surprising; Magdalena del Mar is an exam- ple of it. In this district, Francis Allison has attained reelection in three consecutive elections, obtaining high percentages of vote. For that reason, the present article seeks to explain Allison’s trajectory in the office of district mayor, through political strategies analysis used to manage continuity in office and citizens’ perceptions of themselves. The importance of attributes linked to incumbency are stressed; in that sense, Allison’s success comes from his capacity to satisfy ci- tizens’ ...

The peruvian political system is characterized by incumbent’s low reelection rates at sub-national level, in that sense, incumbency has been qualified as a disadvantage to politicians in search of reelection. Owing to that, the existence of some cases of mayors that have managed to stay in office for multiple periods of government is surprising; Magdalena del Mar is an exam- ple of it. In this district, Francis Allison has attained reelection in three consecutive elections, obtaining high percentages of vote. For that reason, the present article seeks to explain Allison’s trajectory in the office of district mayor, through political strategies analysis used to manage continuity in office and citizens’ perceptions of themselves. The importance of attributes linked to incumbency are stressed; in that sense, Allison’s success comes from his capacity to satisfy ci- tizens’ ...