Advocacy das organizações da sociedade civil: um estudo comparativo entre Brasil e Estados Unidos

• Ano de defesa: 2007
• Autor(a) principal: Brelàz, Gabriela de
• Orientador(a): Alves, Mário Aquino
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Palavras-chave em Português: Governo e sociedade civil em contexto subnacional; Políticas públicas
• Palavras-chave em Inglês: Advocacy; Lobbying
• Link de acesso: http://hdl.handle.net/10438/2444

Civil society organizations and their roles are gaining importance in society and in academic researches. One of the roles that is standing out is the one of influencing public policies, also known as advocacy, public policy advocacy and lobbying, depending on the context and country of analysis. What does advocacy mean and how this phenomenon is systematized is the focus of this study that through literature review, in depth interviews and case studies, seeks to compare the performance of three civil society organizations: Independent Sector in the United States, the Group of Institutes, Foundations and Companies (GIFE) and the Brazilian Association of Non Governmental Organizations in Brazil. These organizations are characterized for being associations that represent other civil society organizations and that accomplish public policy advocacy as part of their strategy. This study analyses how this organizations advocate and the significance of this role through the scope of deliberative democracy that presumes the discussion and deliberation of citizens in the public sphere of matters of their interest, as for example, the elaboration, the put into practice and monitoring of public policies.