Abstract

BARROS-ESQUIVEL., Katia; CASTANEDA-FRAGA, Daniel; CHAVEZ-CALAPAQUI, Pamela  and  CHICAIZA-FLORES, Mayra. Hierarchical governance and the failure of citizen security policies in Metropolitan District of Quito: an analysis from policy design. Universitas [online]. 2023, n.39, pp.59-81. ISSN 1390-8634.  https://doi.org/10.17163/uni.n39.2023.03.

Latin America is one of the most violent regions in the world, and since this phenomenon occurs more frequently in urban and consolidated areas, cities are the space where urban violence is evident as one of its main urban problems. Indeed, violence and the city establish the bases to define public action regarding citizen security policies. However, despite the actions undertaken by the relevant entities in terms of citizen security, there is no evidence of variation or improvement in the results obtained from public policies. The objective of this research is to identify the factors that influence the failure of citizen security policies from the design of policies, their objectives, and instruments. It is proposed as a hypothesis that the hierarchical governance mode, in which there is little articulation between state and non-state actors, influences the design of public policies and their achievement. Methodologically, the analysis of the Metropolitan District of Quito is proposed as a case study, based on a nested model for analysis of the design of policies. The failure of security policies is determined through the causal determination of the hierarchical governance mode.

Keywords : Public policies; policy design; governance; hierarchy; citizen security; public space; Quito.

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