A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil
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Resumo: | The adoption of the 1988 Democratic Constitution in Brazil was marked by the will to break with an authoritarian past and to include deeper and wider forms of citizen participation in local, state and national decision-making processes. After 30 years, the language of citizens’ inclusion and of the Citizens Constitution was adopted by politicians at all levels of government to affirm the democratic and inclusive character of their own political projects and ambitions. Many participatory initiatives were indeed created and implemented at all levels of government in Brazil, even at the national level with the growth of the public policy national councils in the last decades. What is the legacy of the 1988 Constitution for the institutional articulation of citizen participation in Brazil? This paper looks back at the origins of such participatory innovations and studies its institutional articulations, emphasizing the successes, but also highlighting the limits of the constitutional dispositions in themselves for the deepening of democracy in Brazil. |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic BrazilUna Constitución ciudadana? Sucesos y límites de la institucionalización de un sistema de participación ciudadana en el Brasil democráticoUma Constituição cidadã? Sucessos e limites da institucionalização de um sistema de participação cidadã no Brasil democráticoCitizens’ Constitutionparticipatory institutionsdemocracyBrazil.Constitución ciudadanainstituciones participativasdemocraciaBrasil.Constituição cidadãinstituições participativasdemocraciaBrasil.The adoption of the 1988 Democratic Constitution in Brazil was marked by the will to break with an authoritarian past and to include deeper and wider forms of citizen participation in local, state and national decision-making processes. After 30 years, the language of citizens’ inclusion and of the Citizens Constitution was adopted by politicians at all levels of government to affirm the democratic and inclusive character of their own political projects and ambitions. Many participatory initiatives were indeed created and implemented at all levels of government in Brazil, even at the national level with the growth of the public policy national councils in the last decades. What is the legacy of the 1988 Constitution for the institutional articulation of citizen participation in Brazil? This paper looks back at the origins of such participatory innovations and studies its institutional articulations, emphasizing the successes, but also highlighting the limits of the constitutional dispositions in themselves for the deepening of democracy in Brazil.La adopción de la Constitución democrática brasileña de 1988 estuvo marcada por la voluntad de romper con el período autoritario y de incluir la participación amplia de los ciudadanos brasileños en los procesos decisorios locales, estatales y nacionales. Después de 30 años, el lenguaje de la inclusión de los ciudadanos y de la Constitución ciudadana fue retomada por los políticos de todos los niveles de gobiernos para marcar el carácter democrático e incluso de sus ambiciones particulares. Muchas iniciativas participativas fueron desarrolladas e implementadas en Brasil a todos niveles de gobierno, incluso a nivel nacional con el crecimiento de los consejos nacionales de políticas públicas en las últimas dos décadas. ¿Cuál fue el legado de la Constitución de 1988 para la articulación institucional de la participación ciudadana en Brasil? Este artículo pretende retomar esta cuestión, enfatizando los éxitos, pero apuntando a las limitaciones de las disposiciones constitucionales por la profundización de la democracia brasileña.A adoção da Constituição democrática de 1988 foi marcada pela vontade de romper com o período autoritário e de incluir a participação ampla dos cidadãos brasileiros nos processos decisórios locais, estaduais e nacionais. Após 30 anos a linguagem da inclusão dos cidadãos e da Constituição cidadã foi retomada pelos políticos de todos os níveis de governos para marcar a ambição democrática e inclusive de suas ambições particulares. Muitas iniciativas participativas foram desenvolvidas e implementadas no Brasil a todos níveis de governo, inclusive ao nível nacional com o crescimento dos conselhos nacionais de políticas públicas nas últimas duas décadas. Qual foi o legado da Constituição de 1988 para a articulação institucional da participação cidadã no Brasil? Este artigo pretende retomar esta questão, enfatizando os êxitos, mas apontando as limitações das disposições constitucionais pelo aprofundamento da democracia brasileira.Editora da PUCRS - ediPUCRS2018-08-20info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/2955310.15448/1980-864X.2018.2.29553Estudos Ibero-Americanos; Vol. 44 No. 2 (2018): Dossier: Thirty years of the “Citizens' Constitution”: contributions of History and Political Science; 261-272Estudos Ibero-Americanos; Vol. 44 Núm. 2 (2018): Dossier: Treinta años de la “Constitución ciudadana”: contribuciones de la Historia y de la Ciencia Política; 261-272Estudos Ibero-Americanos; v. 44 n. 2 (2018): Dossiê: Trinta anos da “Constituição cidadã”: contribuições da História e da Ciência Política; 261-2721980-864X0101-406410.15448/1980-864X.2018.2reponame:Estudos Ibero-Americanosinstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)instacron:PUC_RSporhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/article/view/29553/17111Copyright (c) 2018 Françoise ontambeaulthttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMontambeault, Françoise2018-09-12T14:47:25Zoai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/29553Revistahttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericanaPRIhttps://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/index.php/iberoamericana/oaieditora.periodicos@pucrs.br||eia@pucrs.br1980-864X0101-4064opendoar:2018-09-12T14:47:25Estudos Ibero-Americanos - Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS)false |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil Una Constitución ciudadana? Sucesos y límites de la institucionalización de un sistema de participación ciudadana en el Brasil democrático Uma Constituição cidadã? Sucessos e limites da institucionalização de um sistema de participação cidadã no Brasil democrático |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil Montambeault, Françoise Citizens’ Constitution participatory institutions democracy Brazil. Constitución ciudadana instituciones participativas democracia Brasil. Constituição cidadã instituições participativas democracia Brasil. |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil |
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A Citizens' Constitution? Successes and limits of the institutionalization of a citizen participation system in democratic Brazil |
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Montambeault, Françoise |
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Montambeault, Françoise |
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Citizens’ Constitution participatory institutions democracy Brazil. Constitución ciudadana instituciones participativas democracia Brasil. Constituição cidadã instituições participativas democracia Brasil. |
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Citizens’ Constitution participatory institutions democracy Brazil. Constitución ciudadana instituciones participativas democracia Brasil. Constituição cidadã instituições participativas democracia Brasil. |
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The adoption of the 1988 Democratic Constitution in Brazil was marked by the will to break with an authoritarian past and to include deeper and wider forms of citizen participation in local, state and national decision-making processes. After 30 years, the language of citizens’ inclusion and of the Citizens Constitution was adopted by politicians at all levels of government to affirm the democratic and inclusive character of their own political projects and ambitions. Many participatory initiatives were indeed created and implemented at all levels of government in Brazil, even at the national level with the growth of the public policy national councils in the last decades. What is the legacy of the 1988 Constitution for the institutional articulation of citizen participation in Brazil? This paper looks back at the origins of such participatory innovations and studies its institutional articulations, emphasizing the successes, but also highlighting the limits of the constitutional dispositions in themselves for the deepening of democracy in Brazil. |
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