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Abstract Based on ethnographic work conducted between 2015 and 2022 at the periphery of Fortaleza, in Northeast Brazil, this article analyzes the work of community activists as a form of subversive care. Women activists, many of whom work for the local public clinics, as social workers with local NGOs, or as schoolteachers, challenge dominant ...
Luminiţa‐Anda Mandache
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Housing Movements and the Politics of Worthiness in São Paulo
Abstract Based on research with current and former housing activists in São Paulo, this article identifies the concept of “politics of worthiness” as central to the moral justification and technical legitimation of social movements. Attributions of worthiness have long upheld the relationship between institutionalized grassroots organizations and the ...
Moisés Kopper, Matthew A. Richmond
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Blessed Beats: Religious Profanation and Evangelical Syncretization from Samba to Carnaval Gospel
Abstract This article examines Evangelical carnaval in Brazil to argue that anthropological writing on syncretization expresses a theoretical gap or shortcoming. In several large Brazilian cities, Evangelicals are currently organizing carnaval parades and performing samba music with percussion instruments.
Martijn Oosterbaan
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Juventude extrativista como sujeito de participação e fortalecimento comunitário
A juventude e as novas gerações são cada vez mais reconhecidas como uma parcela da população fundamental para o processo de desenvolvimento de nações (Secretaria Nacional para a Juventude, 2010). No Brasil, o tema da juventude tem se apresentado como uma
Rita de Cassia Fraga Machado +1 more
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For a Typology of Participation in Community Artistic Practices: the experience of three theater groups in Brazil and Portugal [PDF]
The article aims to address the participatory dimension as a central feature in contemporary artistic creation, deepening the relationship between processes and results.
Bezelga, isabel +2 more
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O artigo visa demonstrar o nível de Participação Popular, no caso brasileiro, a respeito dos instrumentos plebiscito, referendo, iniciativa popular, recall e veto popular, sob a perspectiva da teoria de Sherry Arnstein.
Bruna Hamerski
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Aim These international clinical practice recommendations (CPR) for developmental coordination disorder (DCD), initiated by the European Academy of Childhood Disability (EACD), aim to address key questions on the definition, diagnosis, assessment, intervention, and psychosocial aspects of DCD relevant for clinical practice. Method Key questions in five
Rainer Blank +10 more
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Moving beyond input legitimacy: When do democratic innovations affect policy making?
Abstract This article makes three key contributions to debates surrounding the effectiveness of democratic innovation, deliberation and participation in representative political systems. In the first instance, it argues that more attention should be paid to the role that participation actually plays in governance.
THAMY POGREBINSCHI, MATT RYAN
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GESTÃO PÚBLICA E A PARTICIPAÇÃO POPULAR
The present work consists of an approach on popular participation in the area of public management. Brazil's 1988 Constitution brought mechanisms to democratize and also encourage effective popular participation in the public
Carlos Henrique Cruz +2 more
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