Faculty of Law and Political Sciences

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Research group

Spanish

Government, Institutions and Transparency GIT

Academic Unit: Faculty of Law and Political Sciences

Colombian Ministry of Science

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Call

894 GrupLAC

OECD

Area

Social sciences

Subarea

Political science

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Strategic Focus

The Government, Institutions, and Transparency (GIT) Research Group contributes to the study, analysis, and dissemination of knowledge on issues associated with government, transparency, corruption, social control, and territorial planning and management from a sub-national perspective. The group conducts research and provides consulting and expert advice on these issues from theories and conceptual and methodological approaches to political science, accompanied by disciplines such as economics, law, and psychology.

Research Lines and/or Areas

Corruption, transparency, and social control
Government, public policies, and institutional capacities
Treasury and tax policy
Planning and land management

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Group Coordinator

Marco Fidel Agudelo Cano, PhD

PhD in Law
Universidad de Antioquia

Coordinator's Email

marco.agudelo@udea.edu.co

Research Group Email

grupo.git@udea.edu.co

Scientific Cooperation

Collaborative Relationships

Colombian Association of Urban-Regional Researchers (ACIUR)
Social Control Unit of the Subsecretariat of Training for Citizen Participation, Mayor's Office of Medellin
Sub-directorate of Territorial Ordering and Development of the National Department of Planning
Comparative Public Policy Research Group of the Latin American Association of Political Science (ALACIP)

Section of Public Management and Public Policy of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA)
RED SETED - State, Territory and Development
Citizen Participation Group of the Comptroller General of Antioquia

Highlighted Projects

Academic production on accountability in Colombia, 2011-2019.
Academic production on government programs in Colombia, 1994-2019.
Institutionalization of the gender approach in Pereira and Manizales, 2012-2019.
Fiscal protests in Colombia, 2011-2015.

Key Research Findings

Políticas públicas para la inclusión social y la transformación de la ciudad de Medellín (Public policies for social inclusion and transformation of Medelliín), 2004-2015. DOI: https://stanford.io/34W90iY
Política minera y política ambiental en Colombia (Mining and environmental policies in Colombia). Entre la imposición del gobierno nacional y la autonomía de los gobiernos locales (Mining and environmental policies in Colombia. Between the imposition of the national government and the autonomy of local governments). DOI: https://bit.ly/32KqXy1

Services and/or Products Portfolio

In addition to carrying out research, the gGroup offers expert advice services, consultancy, and continuous education services in the following areas:

Education in social control, accountability, and citizen participation.
Expert advice on the development of accountability strategies.
Expert advice on the formulation, monitoring and evaluation of public policies.
Diagnosis of institutional capacities and preparation of plans for strengthening institutional capacities.
Expert advice on the preparation of government programs and territorial development plans.