Resumen

CALDERON UMANA, Rodolfo. Gobierno local y convivencia pacífica: reflexiones desde Centroamérica y República Dominicana. Rev. pueblos front. digit. [online]. 2012, vol.7, n.13, pp.37-60. ISSN 1870-4115.

Based on the results of a research project that analyzed the role of local governments in the improvement of citizen security in Central America and the Dominican Republic, the article underlines the fact that municipalities could prevent effectively the emergency of certain forms of violence, when they strategically promote and strengthen functions that are constitutive of their daily routine. Hence, local governments should work preventing violence and promoting a culture of peace, not just undertake specific actions in the realm of citizen security.

Palabras llave : citizen security; local government; culture of peace; public policy; Central America.

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