Environmental Governance and the Legacy of Sergio Trindade

ID: 59648

Authors: Cristiana Trindade Ituassu, Lucia B. Oliveira.

Source: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, v. 25, n. 81, p. 1-15, May-August, 2020. 15 page(s).

Keyword: biofuels , environmental governance , stakeholders’ dialogues , sustainability , sustainable development

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Recently science has been suffering multiple attacks. The fight against dogmas and guesswork in the realm of public opinion has been tough and, often, ineffective. Perhaps that is why people whose work highlights the relevance of a reasoned debate, with visionary perspectives and significant impacts, are so missed. One such person was Sergio Trindade, a Brazilian who, last March, became one of the first victims of Covid-19 in the United States. Sergio was a pioneer in defending the environmental cause, with emphasis on the matter of governance. He worked on the preparation of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Rio-92), and participated in the elaboration of Agenda 21, an action plan for sustainable development elaborated as a result of the conference. For these efforts, he was invited to join the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and, in 2007, became one of the recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize, awarded to panel scientists and Al Gore for their contribution to global awareness on the importance and seriousness of climate change. But his actions towards the development and sustainability of the planet went further. Sergio’s efforts in this area were remarkable and generated effective results. In this article, we seek to rescue his personal and professional trajectory and his contributions, especially from the testimonies of his colleagues and friends. We believe that his legacy needs to be not only remembered, but also practiced and carried forward, especially in the face of recent attacks on science and his heartfelt and premature absence.

State-Corporate Crime: For a Research Agenda in the Public Administration Field

ID: 58567

Authors: Cintia Rodrigues de O Medeiros, Rafael Alcadipani da Silveira, Paulo Paganini.

Source: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, v. 25, n. 81, p. 1-20, May-August, 2020. 20 page(s).

Keyword: Corporate Crime , Corporations , research agenda , State , state-corporate crime

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This paper addresses the concept of state-corporate crime with the goal of providing a research agenda to stimulate research talks about the production of corporate crime through the interaction between business corporations and state agencies. After presenting the literature review on the topic, we structured the research agenda for the Brazilian context, based on the sub-classification of state-corporate crime: (1) state-facilitated crimes and (2) state-initiated crimes. Following Burrell and Morgan’s (1979) typology of sociological paradigms, we articulated the two classifications with two perspectives (critical and instrumental), resulting in four focal points represented in the quadrants: (1) permit regimes, (2) poor state regulation, (3) criminal status, and (4) police state.

The Relationship Between Political Incidence and Resource Mobilization in Agroecology

ID: 58187

Authors: Rafael Beghini Ruas, Paula Chies Schommer.

Source: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, v. 25, n. 81, p. 1-21, May-August, 2020. 21 page(s).

Keyword: agroecology , CEPAGRO , political incidence , resource mobilization , social movement

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This paper presents an analysis of the relationship between political incidence and resource mobilization in agroecology. Its focus is the trajectory of the non-governmental organization Center for Studies and Promotion of Group Agriculture (CEPAGRO), particularly its relationships. The study explores two examples of its work, articulated with organizations, movements, and networks, on the subjects of organic waste management and diversification in areas cultivated with tobacco, from 2006 to 2018. The research has a descriptive and analytical approach and is based on data collected through semistructured interviews, documents and natural and non-systematic participant observation. Based on the Political Process Theory, the initial categories for analysis were political opportunities, repertoires of action and social networks, complemented during the research. Resource mobilization was considered as a process of organizational strengthening, supported on a social base with a technical, political and monetary character. Among the conclusions, there is the predominance of a collaborative approach in the organization-state relationship, on the subjects and the cause of agroecology. Political advocacy actions are carried out with grassroots groups, other organizations, and civil society. Although the State creates political opportunities, the political advocacy and social mobilization actions carried out by CEPAGRO influence them. The process of mobilizing resources, both monetary and nonmonetary, goes beyond mobilization for the organization itself and becomes mobilization for the cause being advocated.

Remunicipalization and Co-Production of Public Goods: Prospects for Water and Sanitation Services Management

ID: 58186

Authors: Érica Aline Ferreira Silva Yamamoto, José Roberto Pereira, Valderí de Castro Alcântara.

Source: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, v. 25, n. 81, p. 1-20, May-August, 2020. 20 page(s).

Keyword: privatization , public governance , social participation , transparency , water management

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The world’s population still faces major challenges regarding water and sanitation services to serve everyone, especially in rural areas. Faced with a worldwide trend, these services are presented in a historical framework of remunicipalization. In this context, the discussion of the topic is well suited from the perspective of the co-production of the public good. The objective is to analyze how the processes of remunicipalization of water and sanitation services can represent a possibility for the development of co-production of the public good. Therefore, we opted for a theoretical investigation based on the national and international literature on the subject. Finally, we present an agenda of studies and research hypotheses for the relations between the remunicipalization processes of water and sanitation services and the development of the co-production of the public good.

Environmental Governance in Brazil: Towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)?

ID: 58185

Authors: Cristiana Simão Seixas, Deborah Santos Prado, Carlos Alfredo Joly, Peter Herman May, Estela M. Souza Costa Neves, Leonardo Ribeiro Teixeira.

Source: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, v. 25, n. 81, p. 1-21, May-August, 2020. 21 page(s).

Keyword: climate change , environmental licensing , fishing resources , forest code , protected areas , water resources

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Environmental governance is key to achieving the United Nations 2030 Agenda. This article explores Brazil’s potential to address the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals. To do so, it presents Brazil’s advances and setbacks, particularly after the 1988 Federal Constitution, focusing on: environmental licensing, native vegetation, fishing resources, water resources, protected areas and climate change. We conclude the article by pointing out that the setbacks imposed on the environmental governance system over the last decade, and especially in the last year, indicate that the country is moving in a direction opposite to that of the future envisaged by Agenda 2030.

Governança Ambiental no Brasil: Acelerando em Direção aos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável ou Olhando pelo Retrovisor?

ID: 58184

Authors: Cristina Adams, Zilma Borges, Evandro Mateus Moretto, Célia Futemma.

Source: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, v. 25, n. 81, p. 1-13, May-August, 2020. 13 page(s).

Document type: Article (Portuguese)

The Long Brazilian Critical Juncture since 2013: Crisis and Punishment

ID: 58183

Authors: Antonio Sergio Araújo Fernandes, Marco Antonio Carvalho Teixeira, Jamili da Silva Palmeira.

Source: Cadernos Gestão Pública e Cidadania, v. 25, n. 81, p. 1-19, May-August, 2020. 19 page(s).

Keyword: car wash operation , corruption , Critical juncture , impeachment , political crisis

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The work aims at demonstrating the critical juncture in which Brazil has immersed since 2013 with street protests, including the 2014 election, Operation Car Wash, President Dilma’s Impeachment, which culminated in the election of Bolsonaro. The elements of this situation are more related to a dispute between right- and left-wing positions, to a characterized way of life and centered on social networks, where politics and social life have been enthroned. In this sense, the idea of judicialized politics and institutions as elements that guarantee freedom of expression and the rule of law has been confusing and misinforming everyone.