The Citizens’ Assembly resulted in regulatory proposals, demonstrating the potential of knowledge co-production

The meeting on May 7 and 8 takes place amid the implementation of the curricularization of extension

The event will take place this Friday, March 13, at 6:00 PM, on ABCP’s YouTube channel.

In an article published in the journal Reconexão Periferias, Wagner Romão argues for voter participation in political observatories.

“Gender, Racial Equality and LGBTQIA+ Rights in Far-Right Conservatism: Dismantling, Protest, and Repression” is the result of four years of work.

Text by Debora Rezende de Almeida, from Resocie/UnB, innovates by going beyond the view that rigidly separates “movements” and “parties” as distinct spheres.

One of the most anticipated is the debate series focused on the elections at the end of the year.

The project “Agreste Alagoano in Movement: Strengthening Networks of Participation and Healthy Food Policies” will run for two years.

Around 60 students were enrolled in the eight sessions, whose focus was the theme of participation.

The 1st Integration Workshop of the research “Social Participation in the Lula Government” discussed the project’s results

Article published in 2024 in the journal DADOS is available in the INCT Participa Digital Library

Researchers affiliated with INCT Participa take stock of the first UN climate conference held in the Amazon

The “Training of Trainers Course for the Strengthening of Collegiate Bodies and Councils” came to an end on Wednesday, November 26.

In the field of Social Sciences, the first-place winner among the authors of doctoral theses was Luana do Rocio Taborda, a postdoctoral researcher at INCT Participa.

This November marked ten years since the collapse of the Fundão Dam in Mariana, Minas Gerais.

The tool was created to analyze, systematize, and more clearly visualize climate policies in the country.

INCT Participa was present in several panels and with a number of researchers.

“Consequences of Social Movements in Public Policies in Brazil” is organized by researchers from INCT Participa.

INCT Participa launched a new visual identity on its social media channels this October.

Alina Ribeiro, from INCT Participa, gives a testimonial about her experience in the International Mentorship Program.

The third and fourth sessions of the “Training of Trainers Course for Strengthening Collegiate Bodies and Councils” took place on October 1 and 15 in Brasília.

The researcher received the Anpocs Award for Academic Excellence Gildo Marçal Brandão in Political Science this Wednesday, October 22

The book “Democratic Governance in Social Movement Organizations”, by Leonardo Leal, presents a comparative analysis between community banks in Brazil and ethical banks in Spain.

Article by researchers from INCT Participa presents original, comprehensive, and in-depth findings on national councils under the Bolsonaro administration

The book “Denialisms & the Far Right” examines how reactionary discourses unite against science, democracy, and rights.

The first season is dedicated to feminist and women’s activism. Episodes will be released every Friday until the end of the year.

The second session of the “Training Course for Trainers on Strengthening Collegial Bodies and Councils” addressed topics such as the composition and representativeness of national collegial bodies and councils.

The organizers sought to hold an event that would bring together “grassroots intellectuals who are building forms of resistance against disinformation”

By highlighting the voices of those working in the field, the series offers unique material for the training of new generations of social scientists

Researchers Monika Dowbor and Lizandra Serafim are part of the pedagogical committee responsible for the conception and design of the program.

Luana do Rocio Taborda, a CAPES postdoctoral researcher at INCT Participa, had her doctoral dissertation nominated in a competition. Read the interview where.

Meet "The Climate Detective: A Guide for Elementary and High School Teachers", one of the projects that received an Honorable Mention at the 6th International PDPP Meeting

Radar Participa is an initiative by OPar aimed at identifying, selecting, and sharing information and lessons learned from innovative participation experiences around the world

The project is one of the initiatives that received an Honorable Mention at the 6th International PDPP Meeting, held in May in Brasília

The Participatory Disinformation Observatory was the big winner of the Extension Recognition Award at the 6th International PDPP Meeting

The 6th International Meeting on Participation, Democracy and Public Policies (PDPP) took place at the University of Brasília (UnB), in Brasília, from 6 to 9 May. The event was organised by UnB’s Institute of Political Science (IPOL). It gathered 548 paying participants and featured 12 thematic seminars, nine round tables, eight book launches and three short courses. Nearly 60% of attendees were women.

INCT Participa marks its first year of existence by launching the Participa Observatory, or OPar – a collective effort to systematise and make data on social participation available at both national and international levels.

The Scientific Committee of the VI International Meeting on Participation, Democracy and Public Policies (VI PDPP), together with INCT Participa, hereby publishes the Call for Proposals for the Extensionist Recognition Award.

Happy Holidays!

The INCT Participa wishes everyone a joyful holiday season! We deeply appreciate all your dedication and collaborative efforts in building this special project. We are grateful to walk this journey alongside you.

May 2025 bring even more accomplishments.
Happy holidays and a wonderful New Year!

Warm regards,
INCT Participa Team

The mini-course Disasters in Dispute: activisms, contestations and claims, the first in a series aimed at training INCT Participa researchers, opened this week, on December 9 and 10, with a discussion on activism and political participation in the context of disasters and climate crises.

On November 19, 2024, Jornal da USP published an article by Silvana Salles highlighting the impact of INCT Participa, an initiative coordinated by Professor Adrian Gurza Lavalle, from the Faculty of Philosophy, Letters and Human Sciences (FFLCH-USP).

On December 3, 2024, the INCT Participa Steering Committee held a meeting with the members of the institute's International Advisory Committee (CAI). The aim of the meeting was to present INCT Participa's structure and initiatives, including the research axes and the Transversal Working Groups (GTTs), and to explore ways of collaborating to strengthen the long-term contributions of the institute and its network of partners in Brazil and abroad.

This article analyzes the political results of the social movement in public policy, specifically the consequences of the Human Rights movement in the protection programs of the National Human Rights Policy.

On November 21, the Research Day on corruption will take place, organized around an interdisciplinary network with support from CNPq Universal 2023. The event will be broadcast on the LEPP UFS YouTube channel and brings together researchers from various universities.

Next week (Wednesday 6th), the SBS Social Movements Research Committee is holding the first meeting in the series “Dialog Tables”.

The course “Disasters in Dispute: activisms, contestations and claims”, which will be held on December 9 and 10, 2024, from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., is an initiative aimed at members of the centers that are part of the INCT-Transformations of Participation, Associativism and Political Confrontation (INCT-Participa).

New podcast episode

INCT Participa has partnered with the National School of Public Administration - ENAP to support training and development for public administrators through the Virtual School of Government (EVG).

The Núcleo Democracia e Ação Coletiva (NDAC) at Cebrap, a founding center of INCT Participa, marked its 15th anniversary with a special event.

INCT Participa was presented at the 14th Meeting of the Brazilian Political Science Association in Salvador, during a session showcasing the research projects and institutional commitments of active INCTs in the field.

Researchers from INCT Participa received an award from the Brazilian Political Science Association (ABCP) at its 14th Meeting held in Salvador.