Distances and Relations between Civil Society and Local Government: the role of two associations of residents in Lavras, MG

• Autor(a) principal: Andrade, Luís Fernando Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Oliveira, Maria de Lourdes Souza
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Administração Pública e Gestão Social
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufv.br/apgs/article/view/5373
• topic: Associativismo de Bairro; Sociedade Civil; Repertórios.; Associativismo de Bairro

This study aimed to understand the interaction between associations of residents and the local government, seeking the comprehension of two active associations agency and how it influences their organization and how they relate with other associations, civil society organizations and local executive power. Thus, the theoretical frameworks were the relational sociology and the Structure of Political Opportunities. The research is descriptive and the data were collected through interviews, documentary analysis and observation, and interpreted through thematic analysis. The results indicated a plurality of interests, and the use of strategies to maintain relations with the local government and to reach their communities’ demands, even if using a supposed neutrality and excessive appreciation of letters sent to the city hall, showing the maintenance of the same relations since the founding of associations.Keywords: Associations of residents, Civil Society, Repertoires.