Since the 1988 Constitution was enacted, the agenda of social participation in the policy process has acquired a remarkable importance in Brazil. It is no wonder that policies in the "public security" sector also came to experience a quick development in that regard. In 2009-2010, the country...

Purpose: This paper aims to identify empirically the influence of learning mechanisms provided by organizations on knowledge sharing in the organizational environment. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative study was developed in which a sample of 268 individuals from civil and military...

In recent years, "public interest law" (PIL) has become a frequent component in conversations about law and policy around the globe. While this worldwide manifestation of a professional and political script that thus far seemed to be typically so American suggests a remarkable process of...

"People's lawyers" constitute an organized segment of the Brazilian bar that provides legal assistance to social movements and, as it is said in the very way this population designates itself, advocates for the causes "of the people". This article discusses whether the Brazilian justice system...

A concentração industrial no Brasil condicionou uma série de investigações acerca de suas causas e consequências em âmbito regional e local. Diante disso, este artigo tem como objetivo analisar a concentração industrial no Nordeste brasileiro, a partir da distribuição espacial da mão...

This paper addresses the relationship between social structure and social values in the Brazilian society in light of survey data from a national sample of 3,772 respondents. In addition to examining traditional variables – such as income and education –, the analysis incorporated...