Maleabilidad del coto vedado en la participación ciudadana frente a la inseguridad pública. Los casos de México y Colombia

It addresses the relationship between the postulates of the democratic theory of the “coto vedado” (forbidden limits) and citizen participation in the face of social insecurity, since this theory postulates certain limits in the exercise of democracy, for decision making, whether public or private, which must be made taking into account the insurmountable limits that constitute what has been called the “ambito de negociacion” (negotiating area) constituted by immovable aspects given their fundamental or axiological character. These limits and that “ambito” (area) of the negotiable represent, on the contrary, a possibility to make decisions (and to act) on the part of certain agents of the society (generally citizens, but also governors) with the desirable effect to correct social problems such as insecurity. The point of discussion about the above is to determine if the “coto vedado” could be malleable or not and, if so, to determine if in reality it could have a desirable impact in the solution of certain social problems, for that, the cases of public insecurity in Mexico and Colombia are analyzed.