in Olivier Dabène et Claire Launay, Les efectos de los procesos participativos en la acción pública, Buenos Aires, Editorial Teseo/ OPALC, pp. 50-68., 2019
Participatory devices in Brazil have been analyzed in a dense literature examining the ambivalent... more Participatory devices in Brazil have been analyzed in a dense literature examining the ambivalent projects pursued through citizen participation, the involvement of citizens in these projects and their varying effects on public policy or the political sphere. What is lacking is an in-depth analysis of the role of public participation professionals (PPPs) in Brazil, namely, the specific actors who are paid to design, implement or facilitate participatory forums. This article uses a qualitative methodology to develop a typology of organizers of some Brazilian participatory mechanisms, by studying their trajectory and conceptions of participation they support. Its aim is to show that these actors are central in defining how citizens should participate and who is part of the legitimate audience. Therefore, PPPs play a major role in reinforcing the transformative scope of a device or, on the contrary, in limiting it to a simple consultation of citizens, through the audience rallied, the tool(s) they choose or the meaning they give to participation.
Many authors view the Constitution of 1988 as the expression of a new participatory project, bor... more Many authors view the Constitution of 1988 as the expression of a new participatory project, born with the renewal of collective action in the late 70's. This article aims at analysing the way actors thought, defended or refuted participatory instruments during the Constituent Assembly, taking into account their rationality. Based on the study of the debates on political rights and health policies, it shows that it is necessary to nuance the thesis that the participative project reflects new actor's mobilization. The constitutional recognition of participatory instruments is a compromise between opposite political projects. It results from a process during which the representatives of the military regime had a paradoxical paper.
The rise of participatory democracy has often been explained by the renewal of collective action ... more The rise of participatory democracy has often been explained by the renewal of collective action in Europe and Latin America. This review essay questions the 'movement-based' genesis of Brazilian participatory democracy by analyzing the idea of the state upon which it rests. It argues that the focus on social movements falls short of explaining the spread of participatory experiments, and that it rests on a simplified understanding of the dynamics of the Brazilian State prior to the 1980s. The argument is developed along three axes. First, the essay analyses how the 'classics' of Brazilian political sociology framed the early studies on participatory democracy. Second, it shows that even if the unifying notion of the state has been challenged, progress has focussed on the study of the democratic period. Third, it presents evidence that participation, as a practical category, was an integral part of the military regime's discourse and practice. Finally, the essay defines lines of investigation to reconsider the origins of participatory democracy in Brazil.
in Olivier Dabène et Claire Launay, Les efectos de los procesos participativos en la acción pública, Buenos Aires, Editorial Teseo/ OPALC, pp. 50-68., 2019
Participatory devices in Brazil have been analyzed in a dense literature examining the ambivalent... more Participatory devices in Brazil have been analyzed in a dense literature examining the ambivalent projects pursued through citizen participation, the involvement of citizens in these projects and their varying effects on public policy or the political sphere. What is lacking is an in-depth analysis of the role of public participation professionals (PPPs) in Brazil, namely, the specific actors who are paid to design, implement or facilitate participatory forums. This article uses a qualitative methodology to develop a typology of organizers of some Brazilian participatory mechanisms, by studying their trajectory and conceptions of participation they support. Its aim is to show that these actors are central in defining how citizens should participate and who is part of the legitimate audience. Therefore, PPPs play a major role in reinforcing the transformative scope of a device or, on the contrary, in limiting it to a simple consultation of citizens, through the audience rallied, the tool(s) they choose or the meaning they give to participation.
Many authors view the Constitution of 1988 as the expression of a new participatory project, bor... more Many authors view the Constitution of 1988 as the expression of a new participatory project, born with the renewal of collective action in the late 70's. This article aims at analysing the way actors thought, defended or refuted participatory instruments during the Constituent Assembly, taking into account their rationality. Based on the study of the debates on political rights and health policies, it shows that it is necessary to nuance the thesis that the participative project reflects new actor's mobilization. The constitutional recognition of participatory instruments is a compromise between opposite political projects. It results from a process during which the representatives of the military regime had a paradoxical paper.
The rise of participatory democracy has often been explained by the renewal of collective action ... more The rise of participatory democracy has often been explained by the renewal of collective action in Europe and Latin America. This review essay questions the 'movement-based' genesis of Brazilian participatory democracy by analyzing the idea of the state upon which it rests. It argues that the focus on social movements falls short of explaining the spread of participatory experiments, and that it rests on a simplified understanding of the dynamics of the Brazilian State prior to the 1980s. The argument is developed along three axes. First, the essay analyses how the 'classics' of Brazilian political sociology framed the early studies on participatory democracy. Second, it shows that even if the unifying notion of the state has been challenged, progress has focussed on the study of the democratic period. Third, it presents evidence that participation, as a practical category, was an integral part of the military regime's discourse and practice. Finally, the essay defines lines of investigation to reconsider the origins of participatory democracy in Brazil.
Cette journée d’étude (JE) s'inscrit dans le cadre de la publication d'un dossier thématique , in... more Cette journée d’étude (JE) s'inscrit dans le cadre de la publication d'un dossier thématique , intitulé « Les chemins buissonniers de la démocratie participative en Afrique : entre importation procédurale et innovation (s) locale (s) ». Elle intervient après réception de la première version des contributions et est donc préparatoire à la rédaction de la dernière version des articles. Il s'agira de faire converger les analyses des contributeurs et de renforcer la cohérence globale de la publication à venir. Cela nous permettra également de nous connaître et de former un collectif autour de ces questions de participation et de démocratisation en Afrique. Les intervenants seront principalement la douzaine de contributeurs/trices, des discutant-e-s et des chercheurs du CEPED ou du GIS Participation et Démocratisation.
Quelles dynamiques politiques et sociales observe-ton au Portugal depuis la révolution des OEille... more Quelles dynamiques politiques et sociales observe-ton au Portugal depuis la révolution des OEillets ? Cet ouvrage, fruit d'une collaboration internationale réunissant quinze chercheurs, offre une synthèse des travaux en sciences sociales sur les principales évolutions institutionnelles, politiques et sociales qu'a connues le Portugal ces quarante dernières années. Destiné à toute personne désireuse de se familiariser avec la vie politique portugaise et son contexte, il constitue l'un des très rares ouvrages en français proposant d'aborder le politique dans le Portugal contemporain.
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