The project involves three areas of work, analytically connected by a critique of the tendency to characterize civil society politics as pre-political or as possessing distinctive and morally superior characteristics compared to those that drive traditional politics. In contrast, the project proposes a systematic study of politics within civil society, avoiding characterizations that were deduced a priori from theory. The first area focuses on participatory governance structures, aiming to explore the role of civil organizations that do not hold seats on policy councils but have a stake in policies that may be affected by councils’ decisions. The second area focuses on the decisions made within policy councils. Finally, the third area examines how the heterogeneity of civil society operates from a demographic or population perspective, characterizing the organizational ecologies involved.

Participants (Center)

NDAC/Cebrap: Adrian Gurza Lavalle, Alexandre Fontenelle-Weber, Alina da Silva Ribeiro, Ana Claudia Cortez, Beatriz Rodrigues Sanchez, Carla de Paiva Bezerra, Gabriela de Brelaz, Leonardo Ângelo de Araújo Andrade, Maira Rodrigues, Marco Antonio de Paula Filho, Maria do Carmo Albuquerque, Matheus Del'Arco Pinzan, Pedro Crepaldi Carlessi, Rodrigo Martins da Silva, Victoria Lustosa Braga, Wanderson Felício de Souza.