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Testu honek ikuspegi kritiko batetik berrikusten du gobernantza kontzeptuaren erabilera, Ipar Globaleko gobernuen jardun politikoaren testuinguruan. XXI. mendearen hasieran, erabaki prozesuetan eragile politiko eta ez hain politikoen (alderdi politikoak eta elite politikoak) parte hartzea definitzeko erabiltzen den terminoa litzateke; prozedura politiko berriei lotuko da, partaidetza ardatz hartuta eta inposaketa edo zurruntasunetatik aldenduta. Beraz, lan honetan, batetik, gobernantzaren esanahia aztertuko da, herritarren partaidetzaren dimentsioan sakonduz; bestetik, genesia eta gobernatzaren ereduak jasoko dira eta, azkenik, ondorengo galdera honen erantzuna jasotzen da: ea posible den abian jartzea gobernantza kritikoa, zeinak justizia sozialean eta demokrazian sakontzen lagunduko duen.
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This text reviews critically the use of the concept of governance that emerges from the policies of the governments of the Global North.The entrance of the 21st century, boots the term to be used for influencing the apparent openness to the para and extra- political agents in the decision-making process, as well as to refer to a form of political action, which is based on participation rather than on enforcement. Thus, this work, explains what governance is and its relation with the citizen participation; examines its genesis, the recognized models of governance and answers, the question that guides the aim of the text, wondering if it is possible to put into practice, critically, a governance form whose purpose is to achieve higher levels of social justice and democracy.