La silla vacía como nueva forma de participación ciudadana en el Municipio de Cuenca

Abstract

To continue with the development, this monograph work is focused on the study and research of the new mechanism for Citizen Participation, called the Empty Chair. It was originated in the Constitution of our country since the 2008; furthermore, the Empty Chair can be found in the Chapter of Participation in the different Government’s levels. It is inside the Title IV, which is referring to the Participation and Organization Power. This legal form was created in order to permit this place can be occupied by a representative citizen, depending on the treated topics; the purpose is to permit those representatives participate in discussions, contribute with ideas, and consider in making decisions within sectional regime agencies. In this essay, I analyse of the different norms like these ones: The Organic Code of Citizen Participation. Organic Code of Territorial Organization. Autonomy and Decentralization. All of them regulate these civil rights in order to establish requirements and procedures to perform those citizens can access and may form part of the construction of Public Policies. But also they can contribute to the Construction of Good Living, for which, as stated in our constitution require that individuals, communities, people and nationalities effectively enjoy their rights and responsibilities exercised within the framework of multiculturalism, respect the diversity, and the harmonious coexistence with nature.