Social participation after Brazil’s 1988 constitution: what has been discussed?

• Autor(a) principal: Aguiar, Cristina Caetano de
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: da Cunha, Fábio Simão
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.fgv.br/cgpc/article/view/64000
• topic: Federal Constitution; meta-study; social participation; government; research; Constitución Federal; metaestudio; participación social; gobierno; investigación; Constituição Federal; metaestudo; participação social; governo; pesquisa.

The present study aimed to analyze what has been discussed about social participation since the enactment of Brazil’s 1988 Federal Constitution, as well as to identify the main authors who have dedicated themselves to study the subject, the institutions and areas this participation has been discussed at, and the methodological profile adopted in publications. To that end, we reflected on the different denominations given to participation, as well as on the trajectory of research agenda over the last two decades. Our methodological procedures were meta-study and content analysis. We found that studies on social participation increased since 2003 and that there is a concentration of research in the health area. We also found that the main researchers discussing the subject are members of the Federal University of Viçosa. Finally, we verified that a thematic plurality pervades the subject, which contributes to different methodological profiles.