Título en inglés Cultural Governence in Mexico: a myth? ; Gobernanza cultural en México ¿un mito?

This article investigates the mechanisms of participation for the Mexican society in the formulation of the cultural policy according to the General Law of Culture and Cultural Rights of 2017; in detail the breakthroughs of the National Meeting of Culture, space focused on the elaboration, coordination, and evaluation of the cultural policies. The cultural governance approach is employed to review the Law and the results of the first and second National Meeting of Culture. ; Este texto indaga en los mecanismos de participación de la sociedad mexicana en la elaboración de política cultural según lo establecido por la Ley General de Cultura y Derechos Culturales de 2017; en concreto los logros de la Reunión Nacional de Cultura (RNC), espacio dedicado a la elaboración, coordinación y evaluación de políticas culturales. Se utiliza el enfoque de gobernanza cultural para la revisión de la ley y los resultados de la primera y segunda RNC. Palabras clave: gobernanza; gobernanza cultural; políticas públicas; política cultural; participación ciudadana; élites; Ley General de Cultura y Derechos Culturales; Reunión Nacional de Cultura. Cultural Governence in Mexico: a myth? Abstract: This article investigates the mechanisms of participation for the Mexican society in the formulation of the cultural policy according to the General Law of Culture and Cultural Rights of 2017; in detail the breakthroughs of the National Meeting of Culture, space focused on the elaboration, coordination, and evaluation of the cultural policies. The cultural governance approach is employed to review the Law and the results of the first and second National Meeting of Culture. Keywords: governance; cultural governance; policies, cultural policy; citizen participation; elites; General Law of Culture and Cultural Rights; National Meeting of Culture. Artículo recibido: 03/06/2021. Revisado: 16/09/2021. Aceptado: 08/10/2021