https://hdl.handle.net/10259/8006 2026-04-27T20:59:56Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11499 Las elecciones europeas de 2024. Nueva correlación de fuerzas en un parlamento escorado a la derecha Pérez Castaños, Sergio El pasado junio tuvieron lugar las elecciones europeas. Estas movilizan a más de 400 millones de electores, en 27 países y con sistemas electorales diferentes, para elegir al Parlamento transnacional más grande del mundo. El resultado: auge de los partidos populistas de derecha radical con su mejor resultado histórico y pérdida de peso relativo de las principales formaciones europeístas que se han repartido el poder institucional comunitario en los últimos 40 años dibuja un escenario de incertidumbre y con muchos retos para el próximo quinquenio. Este artículo profundiza primero en el contexto en el que se han producido estas elecciones, analizando en retrospectiva la labor de la primera Comisión von der Leyen. Posteriormente se analizan tanto los resultados europeos en su conjunto como para España, mirando a 2024 pero también a 2019. Finalmente se aportan, a modo de conclusiones, los retos de futuro que puede afrontar la Unión.; The European elections were held in June of last year. In excess of 400 million voters were mobilised in 27 countries with disparate electoral systems, with the objective of electing the largest transnational parliament in the world. The result was the ascendance of radical right-wing populist parties, which achieved their best result in history. Concurrently, the relative weight of the main pro-European formations, which have shared the EU’s institutional power over the last 40 years, diminished. This creates a scenario of uncertainty and numerous challenges for the next five years. This article initially examines the context in which these elections occurred, offering a retrospective analysis of the von der Leyen Commission’s tenure. Subse-quently, the article examines the European results in their entirety, as well as the outcomes in Spain. It considers the implications of these results for the forthcoming election in 2024, while also considering the potential impact on the 2019 election. In conclusion, the potential challenges that the Union may face in the future are identified. 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/11393 Cartografía de la representación política de las mujeres en Castilla y León García Santamaría, Sandra Este texto examina el crucial papel que desempeña la legislación en la configuración de la representación política de las mujeres. Se analizan las principales iniciativas normativas desarrolladas tanto a nivel internacional como nacional y autonómico, con el objetivo de profundizar en el impacto del marco jurídico en la promoción de la igualdad y la paridad en el ámbito político. Asimismo, se contextualizan estas iniciativas para comprender su propósito y alcance, y se aborda la problemática de una cuestión social que persiste en todas las democracias del mundo: la sobrerrepresentación de los hombres en la toma de decisiones políticas. El artículo concluye con una serie de reflexiones sobre los logros alcanzados y los desafíos que aún persisten para lograr la paridad entre los representantes políticos y alcanzar la igualdad en el ejercicio del poder.; This paper examines the crucial role played by legislation in shaping women’s political representation in the context of Castile and Leon. It delves into the main normative initiatives developed at international, national and regional level, with the aim of deepening the impact of the legal framework on the promotion of equality and parity in the political sphere. The analysis further contextualises these initiatives to comprehend their purpose and scope, addressing the persistent challenge of a social issue that characterises democracies worldwide: the over-representation of men in political decision-making. The article concludes with a series of reflections on the achievements and challenges remaining to achieve parity among political representatives and equality in the exercise of power. 2025-05-15T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10352 Un camino hacia la excelencia en la prestación del servicio público autonómicolos grupos de mejora de la Administración de la Comunidad de Castilla y León Méndez Juez, Marta Uno de los objetivos estratégicos presentes en la mayoría de los procesos de modernización pública que se están llevando a cabo en los Estados de Bienestar es conseguir la excelencia en la prestación de los servicios públicos. Dicho objetivo implica y legitima tanto a las instituciones administrativas como a las instituciones políticas, pues resulta imprescindible, a tal fin, compaginar técnica y estrategia, medios y objetivos, capacidad y voluntad. Hablamos de vincular Buena Administración y Buen Gobierno a la práctica de las instituciones. Los Grupos de Mejora cumplen con esta finalidad, añadiendo el componente democrático a la gestión de la calidad de los servicios públicos y haciendo que los ciudadanos sean, además de los usuarios, los propietarios de éstos. En España, Castilla y León es pionera en la regulación e implantación de este tipo de Grupos.; One of strategic objectives present in most public modernization processes that are taking place in Welfare States is to achieve excellence public services provision. This objective involves and legitimates administrative and political institutions, as it is essential to combine technique and strategy, means and goals, ability and willingness. We are talking about linking Good Management and Good Governance at institutional practice. Improvement Groups meet this purpose, adding the democratic component to the quality public management services and making citizens, besides users, owners thereof. In Spain, Castilla y Leon is a pioneer in the regulation and implementation of this type of Groups. 2014-09-01T00:00:00Z https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10351 Intermunicipal Cooperation Méndez Juez, Marta Cooperation and intermunicipalism are two essential concepts in the study of the current reality of local governments in Spain. Taking into account the complex territorial organization of the state and analyzing the current political-administrative framework, it is increasingly necessary to find mechanisms for intergovernmental and administrative relations that allow us to respond to the needs of citizens with greater dynamism. The traditional "subjective" analysis, in which each municipality represents a unit that manages the common good in a grouped manner, has been left behind and new "functional" formulas are imposed, in which these municipalities no longer work in isolation, but in relation to others based on criteria of necessity and opportunity. Moreover, this intermunicipal cooperation can take place in a variety of forms, types and legal regulations. The chapter analyzes its viability in light of the major systemic challenges that occur at this level of government, such as the hyperfragmentation and dispersion of local government, the chronic insufficiency of local entities to ensure the provision of their public services after multiple legal reforms, and the social commitments that are established in a context of multilevel governance. It lists some of the political challenges posed by inter-municipal cooperation formulas such as the opacity of their structures, the dilution of political responsibility for the management of public services or the lack of direct democratic legitimacy, among others. The chapter ends with some recommendations on how these relations can be addressed from our institutional framework, with special reference to the geographical and demographic problems derived from the configuration of the Spanish local structure. 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z