Table of Contents

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Front Matter

• Letter from the SICA Chair 

• Letter from the Guest Editor 

• Letter from the Editor 

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Reflections 

• Subnational Governments in Latin America: An Opportunity for Advancing Theory Building and Generalization, Ricardo A. Bello-Gomez, Ph.D. 

• Transparency for What: An Analysis of Mexico and Brazil’s Strategy During the Pandemic, Gabriel S. Rojas Salazar 

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Research Ideas

• The ‘Other Pandemic’ in Latin America: Towards a Research Agenda to Address Ethnoracial Inequalities in a Post-pandemic World, Felipe Blanco Sanchez, Ph.D. Candidate

• The Experience of Mexico and Argentina in the Participation of the Armed Forces in the Distribution of SARS COV-2 Vaccines, José César Romero Galván 

• Revisiting the Classics: COVID-19 and its Management as the New Tragedy of the Commons, José Sánchez, Ph.D. Candidate & Alejandra F. Medina, Ph.D. Candidate

• Transitioning Towards Remote Working: The Challenge of the Peruvian Civil Service Authority in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic, Alessandro Braga, Ph.D. 

• Soft Regulation and Meta-Organizations Research are Needed to Understand Global Governance, Samanta Varela Castro, Ph.D. Candidate

• Implementing the COVID-19 Vaccine in Mexico: A Call for Methodological Localism, Heidi Jane A. Smith, Ph.D & José Armando Perusquia Lara 

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Policy Briefs​

• Using Information to Deliver Social Protection in Latin America and the Caribbean: Lessons from Cash Transfer Programs Implemented during the Pandemic, Guillermo M. Cejudo, Ph.D & Pablo de los Cobos

• No-driving Day (Again): Governmental Decisions on Mobility from a Groupthink Approach, Everado Chiapa Aguillón, Ph.D.

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Practitioner Perspectives​

• COVID-19 as a Public Administration Challenge: How the City of Palmira (Colombia) Implemented a Coordinated Strategy Based on Evidence, Alejandra Rodas-Gaiter, Daniela Reina & Óscar Escobar