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Representative and Participatory Democracy: Publications Participación y fortalecimiento institucional a nivel local en Colombia. Miguel Ceballos y Gerard Martin. Javeriana University, Bogotá, 2001. Research for this book was financed by National Endowment for Democracy and US-AID. Printing and distribution was financed by the Colombian Ministry of the Interior. The book was distributed, with accompanying letters from National Federation of Mayors, National Federation of City Councils and National Federation of Governors, to all mayors, city councils, departments, NGOs and other relevant stakeholders. The book identifies the formal channels of participation in Colombian Law, how they function at the local level, public institutions at the municipal, departmental, regional, and national level that have within their objectives the promotion of citizen participation through technical aid, training, and financial incentives, and lessons learned in public and private projects. It also includes a model for a survey to map participation on the local level, and contains contact information on all relevant stakeholders in Colombia. Quartely Magazines "Concejos en Contacto" : a joint initiative with the office of the President of the Republic, the Ministry of the Interior and Justice, and ESAP Number 1: El Referendo en la Dirección Correcta Number 2: Seguridad Democratica y Orden Fiscal Number 3: El Referendo: un paso adelante en la dirección correcta Number 4: El Reto de los nuevos concejales: Mejorar la gestión del municipio Number 5: Libre Comercio: Cómo prepararse a nivel local Number 6: La Gobernabilidad comienza en los municipios. Number 7: El acceso de la ciudadanía a la información Number 8: Nuestro compromiso en defensa de los Derechos Humanos Number 9: El Rol del Concejo en el Desarrollo Económico Number 10: Colombia Joven Number 15: Equidad y Género en los Concejos Number 17: Fiesta Electoral: 28 de octubre Training Material of the Decentralized Program: "El Viernes del Concejal" AUGUST-NOVEMBER 2002 August September October November The Council and its Municipal Surroundings How to strengthen the internal administration of the Council? How to strengthen relations with the community? and How to get the municipal budget approved? The Municipal Council and Economic Development FEBRUARY-MAY 2003 February March April May Municipal Policies of Crime Prevention and the Role of the Municipal Council Transparency in Public Contracting: the Role of the Municipal Council Municipal Finances and the Municipal Council Political Control and the Municipal Council AUGUST-NOVEMBER  2003 August September October November Political Reform, Elections, and the Municipal Council The Municipal Council and the Budget My Experiences in the Municipal Council, 2000-2003 Empalme y Concejo Municipal FEBRUARY-MAY 2004 February March April May The Development Plan and the Municipal Council Internal Organization and the Municipal Council Political Control and the Municipal Council Municipal Policies of Crime Prevention and the Role of the Council AUGUST-NOVEMBER  2004 August September October November The Municipal Council and the Council Members Municipal Finances and the Municipal Council The Municipal Budget and the Responsibilities of the Council Member No session held FEBRUARY-MAY 2005 February March April May Municipal Policies of Prevention and Protection of Human Rights and the Municipal Council The Council and Local Economic Development The Council and Attention to Displaced Populations Municipal Cultural Policies and the Role of the Council (in association with the Ministry of Culture) AUGUST-NOVEMBER  2005 August September October November No session held Program for Reincorporation into Civic Life: Policies of Democratic Security (in association with the Reincorporation Program of the Ministry of Justice)   Security Plans and the Municipal Council “Preventive Security for Council Members” (in association with the head of Human Rights of the Ministry of Justice and MSD) FEBRUARY-NOVEMBER 2006 February September October  November Transparency and the Municipal Council Voting Blocks Municipal Budgeting   Medium Term Fiscal Framework  Merit-focused Public Sector Hiring and Retention (Ley 909, 2004)   FEBRUARY- MARCH 2007 February March   Muncicpal Role in Promoting Peaceful Citizen Coexistence Domestic Public Services