Evaluar la efectividad de la gobernanza: Integración de enfoques cualitativos y cuantitativos

Luis Rodrigo Díaz Thomé Yániz

PDF (Spanish)

Published: 2025-07-01

Keywords:

governance, public administration, measurement, evaluation, analysis, governability

Luis Rodrigo Díaz Thomé Yániz

Universidad de Guadalajara

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1527-5942

Abstract

The essay examines the integration of qualitative and quantitative methods in the continuous improvement of government. Starting from the neoliberal legacy of optimisation processes, it underlines the urgency of adopting mixed methodologies and clarifies the conceptual differences between measurement, evaluation, and analysis. It then analyses the “three Es” — efficacy, effectiveness, and efficiency — and relates them to governability, governance, and public administration. Finally, it critiques the traditional paradigm of measurement and proposes a new model of governance evaluation: one that actively incorporates citizen participation, promotes transparency, and fosters adaptability to more accurately reflect specific dynamics and contexts.

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 6 (2025)

Section

Academic essays

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.

Author Biography

Luis Rodrigo Díaz Thomé Yániz, Universidad de Guadalajara

BA in International Affairs and MA in Development and Innovation Management from the Universidad de Guadalajara, where he is currently pursuing a PhD in Political Science. A social scientist with 25 years of experience, he specialises in qualitative and quantitative methods applied to research and innovation, with an emphasis on the private sector. He is the only Mexican member of the Qualitative Research Consultants Association (QRCA), based in the United States. Throughout his career, he has carried out more than 9,000 studies, evaluations, and consultancies in sectors such as education, tourism, real estate development, port management, customer service, and public administration. He is noted for creating methodologies aimed at evaluating products and services in strategic sectors.

How to Cite

Evaluating the effectiveness of governance: integration of qualitative and quantitative approaches. (2025). Esfera Pública. Journal on Governance and Society, 3(6), 5–35. https://esferapublica.mx/index.php/revista/article/view/1

References

Aguilar Villanueva, L. (2022). Acerca del Gobierno. Propuesta de teoría. Tirant lo Blanc.

Aguirre, J., Infante, J. M., & de Ita, L. (abril, 2019). Medir la gobernanza: un acto a favor de la calidad de la democracia. Gobernanza, 45, 25-58. https://www.aigob.org/2019/04/09/medir-la-gobernanza-un-acto-a-favor-de-la-calidad-de-la-democracia/

Aguirre Sala, J. F., Infante Bonfiglio, J. M., & de Ita Rubio, B. L. (2020). La capacidad de respuesta estatal a la voluntad ciudadana como indicador de gobernanza en la calidad de la democracia participativa. Colofón SA de CV.

Barabasi, A. L. (marzo, 2019). What we can learn from people who succeed late in life. Forbes Editorial. https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2019/03/12/what-we-can-learn-from-people-who-succeed-late-in-life/#1a4723910141

Camou, A. (2020). Gobernabilidad y democracia. Instituto Nacional Electoral.

Crozier, M., Huntington, S., & Watanuki, J. (1975). The crisis of democracy. Report on the governability of democracies to the Trilateral Commission. University Press.

Cuevas, J. (2015). El Kamasutra de la innovación. Guía disruptiva para transformar vidas y negocios. Penguin Random House.

DeGraff, J. (2017). The innovation code: The creative power of constructive conflict. Berrett-Koehler Publisher.

Denzin, N., & Lincoln, Y. (1994). Handbook of qualitative research. Sage.

Diaz Thome, L. (2021). Mix and Match. Una alternativa de solución para potenciar la tasa de éxito de las innovaciones en el mercado (Tesis de grado).

Drucker, P. (2002). Escritos fundamentales. El management. Sudamericana.

Friedman, M. (2002). Capitalism and freedom: Fortieth anniversary edition. University of Chicago Press.

Fund For Peace. (2023). Fragil State Index. Fund for Peace.

Hall, T. (2016). Breakthrough innovation. Nielsen.

Harvard Business Review. (19 de octubre de 2015). To encourage innovation, stop punishing failure. Harvard Business Review.

IBM. (2000). Guía para el desarrollo de software en IBM. IBM.

Kooiman, J. (2005). Gobernar en gobernanza. En A. Cerrillo i Martínez (Coord.), La gobernanza hoy: 10 textos de referencia (pp. 83-99). Instituto Nacional de Administración Pública.

Ries, E. (2011). El método Lean Startup (Vols. ISBN-10: 842340949X). Deusto México.

Rohrer, C. (2014). When to use which user-experience research methods. Norman Nielsen Group.

Schwaber, K. (2016). La guía definitiva de Scrum: Las reglas del juego. Scrum Org.

Scriven, M. (1991). Evaluation thesaurus (4th ed.). Sage.

Stevens, S. (1951). Handbook of experimental psychology. Wiley.

Zamitiz, H. (2021). Un balance de gestión gubernamental. Enrique Peña Nieto (2012-2018). Facultad de Ciencias Políticas y Sociales.

Article Sidebar

Main Article Content