Democratization and de-democratization in the metropolis of Porto Alegre: three decades of the Participatory Budget

This article analyzes the city of Porto Alegre’s Participatory Budget process (1989-2022) to identifythe character of the changes that have taken place in this participatory administrative model. Usingthe theoretical scope proposed by Charles Tilly (2013) to assess the historical dynamics of democra...

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Autores: Müller, Ivan Daniel, Fedozzi, Luciano
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Repositorio:Opinião Pública (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br:article/8678206
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.sbu.unicamp.br/ojs/index.php/op/article/view/8678206
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Participatory Budget
Democratization
Dedemocratization
Participatory institutions
Porto Alegre
Orçamento Participativo
Democratização
Desdemocratização
Instituições participativas
Democratización
Presupuesto Participativo
Desdemocratización
IInstituciones participativas
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Sumario:This article analyzes the city of Porto Alegre’s Participatory Budget process (1989-2022) to identifythe character of the changes that have taken place in this participatory administrative model. Usingthe theoretical scope proposed by Charles Tilly (2013) to assess the historical dynamics of democraticregimes, categories are adopted that allow adapting this approach to the analysis of the changes thatoccurred in the long-term this participatory institution. The article proposes an analysis model capableof identifying distinct periods in the life of Porto Alegre’s participatory budget. From secondary sources,constituted by official data from the municipal administration, and academic research about thisprocess, the study demonstrates that over time the dynamics of participation lost democratizingcharacteristics over time, steering this institution to a dedemocratizing path.