O governo de Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva marcou a retomada da postura estatal de forte indutor do crescimento econômico a partir do investimento em obras variadas de infraestrutura, algo evidenciado com o lançamento do Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento (PAC), em 2007. Essa atuação...

Este artigo analisa a utilização e a disseminação do conceito de participação nas políticas ambientais e de desenvolvimento contemporâneas no Brasil, com foco na implementação de conselhos e comitês locais - sobretudo aqueles ligados à temática socioambiental. A hipótese aqui...

Este texto analisa a adoção de procedimentos de licenciamento ambiental no Brasil, na Índia e na China em uma área crítica para a ambição desenvolvimentista desses países: a de construção de barragens e geração de infraestrutura hidrelétrica. Para tanto, e a partir de análise...

The election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva marked Brazil’s resumption of "big government" intervention in the economy, particularly through investment in a variety of infrastructure projects, as evidenced by the launch of the Growth Acceleration Program in 2007. Historically, such...

Ministries are government structures that are located at the intersection between cycles of public policies, political party relations and the organizational design of direct public administration. Despite their relevance, the trajectory of the ministries over time is poorly understood, with an...

This Discussion Paper addresses the main open government initiatives active in the Federal Government in 2019, in an attempt to trace the characteristics of the Brazilian scenario of internet use and promotion of transparency. After a theoretical discussion on the subject of digital democracy...

This paper aims to analyze federal public policies and normative devices in light of the monitoring indicators of the Inter-American Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS/OAS), promulgated by the Organization of American States...

This text discusses the functioning of the recently created National Council for the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy (CNPD). This collegiate has typical characteristics of both advisory councils, with advisory attributions and subordination to a public authority, and public policy...

This article presents the main results and the main conclusions of an applied research that aimed to answer the following question: within the Federal Executive Branch, what are the main factors that impact the potential of effectiveness of public hearings as a mechanism of social participation...

This article presents the main results and the main conclusions of an applied research that aimed to answer the following question: "within the Federal Executive Branch, what are the main factors that impact the potential of effectiveness of public hearings as a mechanism of social participation...