To deepen our understanding of the profile of the associativism involved with management councils, this study seeks to identify the characteristics of various types and subtypes of associations. It begins with a broad classification of associative types – Labor, Socio-Assistance, Territorial/Community, Business/Employer, Academic, Religious, Socio-Environmental, Social Movements, and Forums – and also aims to identify subtypes, like those that are simultaneously religious and entrepreneurial. This approach will expand our database on national social assistance and child and adolescent rights councils, as well as those in eleven state capitals (Lüchmann and Taborda, 2024). The study aims to include councils from other state capitals as well as small to medium-sized cities across different regions of Brazil. It also plans to expand the scope to include councils in other policy areas such as education, women’s issues, and the environment.

Participants (Center)

NPMS/UFSC: Lígia Helena Lüchmann, Márcia Inês Schaefer, Luana Taborda.