Marcela Vazquez

Ms. Vazquez will research the relationship between public sector reform and democratic transition and consolidation. Ms. Vazquez will approach her research through the dimension of Public Administration. Her central argument is that a new democratic government should fulfill citizens expectations by reinventing its structures in order to achieve economic, social and political goals. While democratic governments work hard to lay the important legal groundwork for the promotion of good governance, the implementation of these laws and programs has to be realized by public organizations. Ms. Vazquez claims that electoral democracy alone is not sufficient to consolidate a democratic regime, but reforms to improve public administration quality are essential if democracy is to garner the broad and sustainable popular support that characterizes its consolidation.