Under the framework of the 1988 Constitution, the Brazilian state established participation as a central pillar in the formulation and implementation of public policies. This achievement resulted from extensive social mobilization by civil society organizations, social movements, and political parties. However, participation practices and mechanisms in public policies in Brazil have evolved differently depending on the specific sector considered. Building on the concept of “state capacities for democracy”, the study seeks to comparatively analyze different policy sectors, taking into account the political-institutional conditions that can either facilitate or hinder popular participation, as well as the conditions available to competing socio-political actors to exert influence

Participants (Center)

NEPAC/UNICAMP: Janaína Catozzi Ramasco, Mariana Conti, Silvana Marcondes de Salles, Wagner de Melo Romão