CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS AS A STAKEHOLDER IN SAFE MOBILITY ISSUES AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE FORMULATION OF PUBLIC POLICIES: THE CASE OF THE NO CHAT LAW – CHILE

Abstract

The following article describes the process of formulating a public policy in Chile, highlighting the role of civil society organizations (CSOs) as a stakeholder in obtaining it, framed in the Kingdon Multiple Stream Framework model that addresses the role of the actors involved in the installation of issues on the agenda. The methodology used is narrative review and case study in the formulation of Law 21.377 - through literature search, analysis of the legislative process and the first-person account of the civil society organization No Chat.  This document describes the role of participatory CSOs in the issue of "Safe mobility and the effects of distraction due to the use of mobile devices while driving" in Chile and the current challenges in the implementation of the law.  Concluding that the impact of interest groups to install an issue on the political agenda will depend largely on whether they have formal spaces and channels for citizen participation, the generation of articulating capacities and the existence of mechanisms that will help them become a binding actor in the formulation of public policies.