Participatory Governance in Mozambique: Dynamics of Citizens' Involvement in Municipal Management in Xai-Xai

• Autor(a) principal: Simione, Albino Alves
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Ckagnazaroff, Ivan Beck
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Administração Pública e Gestão Social
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufv.br/apgs/article/view/5025
• topic: Participação; Gestão Municipal; Conselhos Locais; Políticas Públicas.; Governança Participativa

In this paper we discuss about the institutionalization of social participation scopes and the citizens' involvement with the municipalities inMozambique. The aim of this work is to analyze the participatory governance mechanisms designed for the municipal management and their implications in thedecision-making process of local public policies. This study is important because it delves into the fundamental issues of democratizing the public administrationand examines the civil society as a relevant political actor. We conducted a case study regarding the experiences that were embraced in the city of Xai-Xai. Theresearch is characterized as qualitative, descriptive and interpretative. It was developed through interviews and documents that were submitted to contentanalysis. The results show the establishment of local councils as the main form of implemented citizen participation. However, the set of distinctive practicesthat was adopted in Xai-Xai has flaws in its structure of representation and in its functioning, which can compromise the social interaction and democraticmanagement process.Keywords: Participation, Democratic Management, Local Councils, Public Policies.