Consultative participation in Brazil: the case of the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board

This article analyzed the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board, an innovative channel of communication between civil society and the local government’s executive branch. This exploratory research is based on an intrinsic case study, aiming to understand the operation of this advisory board and how it...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Lima-Silva, Fernanda, Abreu, Kate, Leblanc, Esther
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Revista de Administração Pública
Idioma:portugués
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OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/81254
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/rap/article/view/81254
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:public administration
deliberative democracy
participatory institutions
councils
social participation.
administración pública
democracia deliberativa
democracia participativa
consejo
participación social.
administração pública
instituições participativas
conselhos
participação social.
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Sumario:This article analyzed the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board, an innovative channel of communication between civil society and the local government’s executive branch. This exploratory research is based on an intrinsic case study, aiming to understand the operation of this advisory board and how it relates to other participatory instances in Brazil. Th e study adopted semi-structured interviews with members of the advisory board and representatives of the local government, participant observation of meetings of the management’s board, and analysis of official documents. Data were analyzed based on the theory of deliberative democracy and studies on participatory bodies. Th e results indicate that the São Paulo Municipal Advisory Board is partially aligned with the deliberative democracy, and strongly connected to the federal and state-level Councils of Social and Economic Development. Due to the specificities of these instances, we suggest the creation of a new category in the literature on institutional participation - “Governmental Advisory Board.