Osorio Gonnet, C. (2017). how do ideas travel? The role of epistemic communities in the design of social policies in Latin America. CLAD Journal Reform and Democracy, 68, 75-112.

Abstract

The text ¿Cómo viajan las ideas? El rol de las comunidades epistémicas en el diseño de políticas sociales en América Latina, published by PhD in Political and Social Sciences Cecilia Osorio Gonnet in 2017, studies the diffusion of Conditional Transfer Programs (CTPs) in the region, emphasizing the role of epistemic communities and international organizations in their legitimization and expansion. This review addresses the author's critical reflection on the influence of these actors in the configuration of public policies and the tensions between the standardization of solutions and adaptation to national contexts, together with the discussion of the evolution of the debate on CTPs towards more comprehensive models of social protection and their relationship with rights-based approaches.