COThe Corporación para el Control Social (Contrial) announced the release of a book titled 'La soberanía en el pueblo en la Constitución de 1991: Evidencia de 25 años de la Medición del Capital Social de Colombia,' authored by John Sudarsky, Diana García, and Jorge Jaimes. The book presents findings from five national measurements related to social capital and citizenship construction, revealing that participation mechanisms grew by only 7% over 25 years. It highlights low deliberation rates in territorial planning councils and budgetary participatory processes. The research also notes a 15% decline in membership in civil society organizations and that 71% of citizens feel unrepresented by local and national representatives. The authors attribute this situation to the current electoral system, which makes it difficult for citizens to identify their representatives and hold them accountable, alongside unchanged levels of social control over the past 25 years. The book launch is scheduled for July 30th at the Sociedad de Mejoras y Ornato de Bogotá – Museo El Chicó.
Bias read (Center): The article presents findings from a study conducted by Contrial, highlighting issues such as low citizen representation and ineffective participation mechanisms. While the content is politically charged, the framing remains balanced, presenting data without overt ideological slant. The language is纪
