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O presente artigo visa analisar o papel que ONGs do Brasil e de Portugal, com perspectivas diversas sobre a migração; a prostituição e; principalmente, o tráfico sexual, desempenham em relação a estes fenômenos nas agendas nacionais de ambos os países. Foi feito um estudo de casos comparado de caráter explanatório e natureza qualitativa que, além da revisão bibliográfica, utilizou como técnicas a análise documental e a realização de entrevistas semiestruturadas com representantes institucionais especialistas no campo do tráfico de pessoas nos dois países. Observou-se que as organizações se posicionam de formas diversas no regime internacional sobre o tráfico de pessoas e que suas atuações, percepções e propostas de enfrentamento parecem ter base mais em suas experiências no campo e em áreas correlatas do que em um conceito unificado estabelecido pelo Protocolo de Palermo. De forma mais sobressalente, em ambos os países, a possibilidade de participação destas organizações na agenda governamental parece vincular-se com o quão alinhadas elas estão com as respectivas perspectivas nacionais de enfrentamento ao tráfico, fortemente orientadas pelas diretrizes securitárias estabelecidas pelo Protocolo de Palermo e observadas em âmbito internacional, relegando pouco espaço para propostas alternativas por parte de organizações que se posicionam de maneira crítica à essa abordagem hegemônica, o que ressalta o paradoxo entre o avanço normativo estabelecido e a falta de políticas públicas efetivas para lidar com o fenômeno.

Resumo Este artigo busca analisar a atuação da Controladoria Geral da União (CGU) no governo Bolsonaro, no que se refere ao incentivo à accountability social, bem como identificar as perspectivas de construção de processos democráticos com a sociedade civil a partir da nova estrutura da CGU, que está sendo alterada desde o início do governo Lula. Diante disso, são estudadas três organizações da sociedade civil que têm atuado em parceria com a CGU: o Instituto de Fiscalização e Controle (IFC), o Observatório Social do Brasil (OSB) e os Amigos Associados de Ribeirão Bonito (Amarribo). Além disso, utiliza-se metodologia qualitativa baseada em análise documental, revisão bibliográfica e entrevistas semiestruturadas realizadas com burocratas da CGU e com representantes das organizações da sociedade civil. A governança pública tem sido uma preocupação compartilhada na relação entre Estado e sociedade, em especial com a CGU se destacando na promoção do controle social. Apesar dos avanços observados, há desafios gerados por problemas estruturais, dificuldades de financiamento e desarticulação das ações em rede, o que se agravou com a pandemia de Covid-19 e o desmonte de políticas gerado pelo governo anterior. Porém, a partir de 2023, a CGU, com uma nova estrutura institucional, tem atuado no sentido de se reaproximar da sociedade civil, procurando formas e estratégias para estimular a accountability social.

The article discusses the relationship between member retention in Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and political participation in Mozambique. The study involved 234 CSO members and showed that member retention is linked to political contact and civic engagement. The results suggest that prolonged membership in CSOs can increase the propensity for political participation, contributing to the strengthening of democracy. Further studies are recommended to explore these relationships in different geographical contexts. [Extracted from the article]

O estudo buscou compreender a atuação de alguns Conselhos de Alimentação Escolar (CAEs) municipais em Minas Gerais acerca da sustentabilidade no Programa Nacional de Alimentação Escolar (PNAE) e avaliar o impacto de uma formação virtual, utilizando-se da pesquisa-ação, conforme proposto por Thiollent. Os CAEs são formados por representantes da sociedade civil; trabalhadores da educação e discentes; pais de alunos e representante do poder executivo. Durante dois encontros de um workshop virtual, foram realizados grupos de discussões, sendo as falas gravadas, transcritas e submetidas à análise temática de conteúdo, proposta por Bardin. As hortas escolares e a articulação com instituições de assistência técnica foram citadas como oportunidades de promover a sustentabilidade no PNAE. A falta de apoio e de conhecimentos sobre alimentação e nutrição pela comunidade escolar foram destacados entre os desafios. Todos os CAEs relataram intenção de incluir a sustentabilidade no controle social do PNAE em seus municípios.

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Trata sobre o desenvolvimento de ações em prol de refugiados venezuelanos por organizações da sociedade civil durante a pandemia do coronavírus no Brasil. Visa identificar como a sociedade civil desenvolve ações para assegurar um núcleo de condições mínimas de sobrevivência a refugiados venezuelanos. Adotou-se o método de análise qualitativa e exploratória, na qual se utilizam fontes bibliográficas e documentais. A pesquisa se desenvolveu com a finalidade descrever a condição de vulnerabilidade pela qual o refugiado vivencia; em seguida, demostrou-se os impactos que a pandemia causou nos refugiados venezuelanos e a atuação estatal no desenvolvimento de políticas públicas; por fim, discutiu-se a atuação das organizações da sociedade civil na elaboração de estratégias para que os refugiados pudessem ter acesso à alimentação, moradia, apoio emocional e defesa de direitos. Conclui-se que a participação da sociedade civil na elaboração de ações foi fundamental para apoiar os refugiados venezuelanos durante a pandemia do coronavírus. Os refugiados compõem um grupo de pessoas vulneráveis e enfrentam grandes dificuldades no acesso à saúde e na efetivação de direitos; associado a essas condições o lockdown afetou diretamente a vida dessas pessoas que viram sua renda reduzir e tiveram dificuldades de acessar os serviços e benefícios públicos.

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This teaching case aims to understand the dilemma of Civil Society Organizations (OSC) and Government Agencies regarding the social vulnerability of needy communities, where it seeks to guarantee minimum rights to users for survival, which is basic food, physical hygiene, and the right to be heard. This situation is true and portrays through interviews with people from the communities where such organizations operate, having the confirmation of the journalistic media about some measures taken by collective actions to reduce the impact of the disease, protecting the population. This situation affects financially disadvantaged communities, so the delivery of social value to the less privileged through independent business helps reduce the pandemic's distress, but with the initial closing of the OSC's by the State and closed Social Action, the leaders of this NGO continued daily with the visit of houses, the campaigns with "the companies of good" to obtain the necessary supplies for the families. Because of the work, and without government support in these emergency measures, the leaders of social projects and associations are doing a dissemination work in the social networks, informing places that are receiving products and toll collection of basic food baskets and materials used to protect the disease, to try to supply the communities' demand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Resumo A pandemia da COVID-19 é um exemplo de grande emergência que desafia a administração pública ocasionalmente. A despeito da variedade de eventos dessa natureza, recai sobre o governo, majoritariamente, a responsabilidade pelas ações emergenciais nesses momentos. Organizações da Sociedade Civil (OSCs) podem, no entanto, contribuir para uma resposta rápida e adequada a tais ocorrências. Neste artigo, são discutidas as características das OSCs que as habilitam a contribuir para as medidas de emergência adotadas pelos governos. Analisa-se também a possibilidade de ampliação dos arranjos colaborativos entre governos e OSCs.

Civil Society Organizations (OSC) experience with other users and collectives the struggle for rights for people in situations of greater social vulnerability in the communities, seeking the guarantee of the right to be heard and recognized as a citizen. In the 'good times', it is already a struggle for OSC's to mobilize resources through partnerships with public agencies, civil society, and the market. This situation is worsened by the pandemic of COVID-19, as it is necessary to maintain isolation to reduce community transmission. Despite the initial closure of the OSC's, the pioneer leaders have not stopped working, nor have they stopped mobilizing resources. In addition to unemployment and hunger, other challenges were the lack of hygiene and protection products and the lack of examinations in the territories where these organizations operate. In this context, the OSC's were the backdrop for the construction of our teaching case, aiming to portray the experiences involved by volunteers and collaborators in needy communities, presenting some reflections on resource mobilization in civil society organizations. In order to achieve this goal, the authors analyze the trajectory of an administrator, who worked for 18 years in a OSC's network, focusing on the experience lived by the administrator, volunteers, sympathizers for the cause, giving an example of this life experience and the social commitment to the needy, and calling the attention to public management by the State Government of Santa Catarina for more support to this issue that remains on the sidelines of the problems faced by the capital of Florianópolis and its surroundings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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After the redemocratization, partnerships between the State and civil-society organizations have been guaranteed by the Constitution as a democratic tool. With the rise of neoliberalism and the decrease in State investments in social policies, such organizations have become protagonists in the health care, education, and protection of children in vulnerable situations. This study aims to analyze health promotion in the care for children and adolescents in a Civil-Society Organization (CSO) in Florianópolis-SC. This is a case study with a qualitative approach in which semistructured interviews were conducted, transcribed and analyzed using the thematic analysis method. The analysis resulted in two empirical categories: (1) Weaving networks between the State and Civil Society: intersectorality in health promotion; and (2) CSOs and the paths and deviations in pursuit of emancipatory health promotion. The analysis showed that, although CSOs include several health promotion initiatives for children and adolescents, intersectoral work still lacks effectiveness. Moreover, for emancipatory health promotion, it is necessary to work towards community empowerment and education for critical and social reflection. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This work examines the evolution of Latin American Civil Society Organizations' (CSOs) resistance practices in the context of datafication and how these relate with the overall notions of symbolic domination denounced by the Latin American School of Communication. Although CSOs in Latin America are still exploring the problems surrounding datafication, signs of vitality are already showing in broader debates around human rights, community development, and media policies. The study identifies the main themes underlying datafication work by Latin American CSOs and assesses how they shape resistance practices and CSOs' perceptions of asymmetrical power relations. While some patterns can fall into existing conceptualisations surrounding resistance practices and data activism, this paper identifies new conceptual and empirical approaches to face the challenges posed by a datafied society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considerando o conhecimento como ativo principal para qualquer organização – independente do setor, área de atuação e tamanho – a Gestão do Conhecimento (GC) precisa ser melhor explorada em uma população significativa de organizações, as do terceiro setor, que hoje já representam cerca de 820 mil instituições no país. Este artigo visa avaliar a Gestão do Conhecimento em três organizações da sociedade civil (OSCs) por meio de uma abordagem quantitativa e qualitativa. Objetiva-se avaliar instrumento de análise de maturidade da GC aplicado em larga escala no segundo setor e identificar lacunas e as necessidades específicas do terceiro setor para orientar futuros estudos. Tem-se como hipóteses que o instrumento não é adequado à avaliação do terceiro setor e que as OSCs estudadas não devam alcançar níveis altos de maturidade. Ambas hipóteses foram confirmadas.

Este ensaio teórico investiga a metodologia Startup Enxuta, utilizada pelo Social Good Brasil, uma Organização da Sociedade Civil, na capacitação de empreendedores sociais, procurando indicar se esta metodologia se configura como uma Tecnologia Social. Conforme a literatura, por seu caráter crítico e propositivo, a TS se notabiliza por propor e propiciar Inovações Sociais geradoras de níveis de emancipação social. Os procedimentos metodológicos adotados no ensaio foram a pesquisa bibliográfica e a analítica de categorias e documentos. A análise realizada partir dos cinco princípios da Startup Enxuta propostos por Ries (Origem; Centralidade do Empreendedor; Ciclo de Feedback; Tempo; e Enfoque na Contabilidade) evidencia a existência de limites na metodologia utilizada pelo SGB no que tange a instrumentalizar agentes sociais para a resolução de problemas sociais, o que obstaculiza a consecução de ações transformadoras e inclusivas. Isto porque, a lógica de mercado que a orienta pouco se identifica com o caráter crítico e propositivo da Tecnologia Social.

A questão da sustentabilidade na gestão das organizações da sociedade civil tem ganhado importância devido aos desafios que essas instituições enfrentam para conciliar objetivos sociais, ambientais e econômicos e contribuir para o desenvolvimento territorial sustentável. Esta pesquisa examinou o aspecto da sustentabilidade na gestão de uma cooperativa de barqueiros atuando em Florianópolis, Sul do Brasil (Cooperativa dos Barqueiros Autônomos da Costa da Lagoa - Cooperbarco). O estudo teve como objetivo compreender o impacto do desenvolvimento da cooperativa na comunidade local da Costa da Lagoa, adotando a técnica do modelo trevo para analisar as relações do grupo gestor da cooperativa com as pessoas, sociedade, recursos e com os serviços que a organização oferece. As categorias teóricas “constituição socioespacial” e “desenvolvimento sustentável” orientaram o estudo. Os resultados revelaram que a gestão da cooperativa apresenta características de sustentabilidade, pelo facto de ser liderada por uma população tradicional com origens nas ilhas dos Açores (Portugal), e pelo seu papel de empoderamento da comunidade local. Além disso, a cooperativa opera serviços essenciais de mobilidade urbana por meio do transporte aquaviário, promove o desenvolvimento comunitário e vem ganhando um importante papel no turismo da cidade de Florianópolis.

This paper contributes to the debate on social-state interactions in public policies, focused on social assistance in São Paulo. We argue that the historical legacy is not sufficient to understand the current dynamics. Empirically, we verify the co-construction of state capacities for regulation and provision of this policy through documentary analysis, interviews and data from agreements signed during the administrations of Serra/Kassab and Haddad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper analyses the engagement of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in the collaborative governance of education policies in Cabo Verde. In contrast with the mainstream view of CSOs as opposition groups separate from the state, the paper frames them as integrative parts of the collaborative governance process. CSOs' collaboration with the government in education policy-making generates a (societal linking) social capital in the form of understanding, shared norms, and mutual trust among the various stakeholders within the education system. Such capital is an important resource to guarantee the proficiency and efficiency of education policies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The COVID-19 pandemic is an example of a large-scale emergency that defies public administration. There is a variety of large-scale emergency events, and the government is responsible for responding to such situations. Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) can contribute to a fast and appropriate response to these emergencies. This article discusses the characteristics of CSOs that qualify them to contribute to the government's emergency responses. We also analyze possible collaborative arrangements between governments and CSOs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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O presente estudo procurou prover a discussão intersetorial sobre desenvolvimento na gestão pública com a entrada da chamada terceira via ou terceiro setor nos tempos hodiernos. Fomentado por novos atores através da participação de organizações da sociedade civil com a finalidade de compreender de que forma a criação deste setor dialoga com o Estado na formação e construção do chamado desenvolvimento, tendo como foco a área da cultura e na formação de políticas culturais, como um novo ponto de partida no compartilhamento das funções de gerenciamento da administração pública entre Estado, sociedade e mercado. Para realização do estudo, foram analisados quantitativamente dados orçamentários referentes ao estado de São Paulo pormenorizando os encaminhamentos das organizações da sociedade civil na gestão cultural local.

O presente artigo objetiva explorar algumas das estratégias de produção de conhecimento, a partir dos desafios e possibilidades geradas pela Teoria Ator-Rede (TAR) no campo da pesquisa em Psicologia. Tomamos como porta de entrada para tal exploração uma pesquisa por nós realizada, lançando um olhar especial para o campo dos projetos sociais como territórios de ação ou dispositivos que dão materialidade às assim chamadas Organizações da Sociedade Civil (OSC). Dois aspectos se revelaram particularmente férteis nesse processo: a noção de mal-entendido promissor (Despret, 1999) e a de cartografia de controvérsias (Latour, 2005). Concluímos apontando a potência metodológica e ontológica desses conceitos que possibilitam, por um lado, multiplicar vozes e versões e, por outro, reconhecer provisoriedade, parcialidade e incompletude de qualquer diagnóstico dos tempos atuais, além de comprometer o pesquisador com o que ele "faz existir" em sua pesquisa.

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a set of policies and actions that companies adopt voluntarily to contribute to society, and these actions can occur through civil society organizations (CSO), which are part of the so called third sector. The aim of this study is to analyze the contribution of the actions of CSR to the practices of CSO located in the four largest cities in the northern region of Rio Grande do Sul. It is a qualitative and exploratory research which uses the approach of multiple cases applied to 14 civil society organizations and 11 private sector companies that contribute to these CSO. The main results highlight that the third sector and companies understand that they perform activities that would be the duty of the state, which contribute significantly to the regional development. Resources and other assistance offered by companies to CSO are especially significant for unforeseen expenses that arise in the routine of the participating CSO and to offer something else for to the benefited people, and the contributions between companies and CSO are seen both by CSO and by the companies, as a contrast, in which companies provide input and CSO provide social services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study discusses the process of evaluating of outcomes of the actions of civil society organizations, here presented as "Social Utility", bearing in mind that this assessment is influenced by various aspects. We also identify the dimensions of social utility indicated by the relevant literature, comparing them through an initial empirical approach concerning the perceptions of the beneficiaries of a network of civil society organizations located in Bahia, Brazil. To instrumentalize this comparison, a model of analysis was constructed, with the dimensions of social utility and its instrumental variables, based on the relevant literature. In the empirical research stage, a structured questionnaire was used, considering the variables of the analysis model. This questionnaire was applied to inhabitants of the location (and possible beneficiaries of this network). The data collected were analyzed using descriptive analysis. For the interviewees, the organizations had had a positive and notable impact on the leisure activities and cultural events (cultural dimension); employment and consumption (economic dimension); electoral participation and the indirect representation of the community (political dimension); social innovation, institutional articulation and access to technological resources (technological dimension); environmental awareness of individuals (environmental dimension); and access to services and a sense of belonging to the local community (social dimension). These findings demonstrate that the organizations of the network of enterprises analyzed here, according to the perceptions of their beneficiaries, show social utility in the six dimensions pointed out by other studies, at least in the above-mentioned variables of each dimension. These results represent an initial step towards building a methodology and systematizing indicators for assessing the social utility of civil society organizations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article intends to discuss the effectiveness of recruiting participants for civil society organizations through social networks and marketing tools. Sport, more specifically judo, was selected as a line of activity of these organizations. To make the comprehension of this subject possible, a survey was conducted with one hundred and sixty judo practitioners, who train in civil society organizations, such as institutes, academies, NGOs and schools. It was observed that judo practitioners are recruited by social networks, and this constitutes a more effective action when compared to those of marketing. In social network, the weak ties are more effective than the strong ones to recruit participants for organizations. By studying the weak ties, it was possible to verify that the recruiting is done mainly through acquaintances and they occur more frequently than those achieved through other organizations, the social relays. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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