Uma análise da aplicação do Nudge em consultas públicas

Abstract

Public consultation is a direct democracy device that aims to allow the population to participate in decision-making in various areas of public policy. In Brazil, the Fiscal Responsibility Law establishes that a public consultation must precede the preparation of the public budget, which aims to regulate the state’s financial revenue and expenditure activities for one year. This example of public consultation is called Participatory Budgeting. However, population engagement is still a problem for several reasons. Therefore, it is important to investigate strategies that increase citizen participation. In some scenarios, Nudges theory can be used. Nudges are small, low-investment modifications made to a person’s environment to modify their behavior. The application of Nudge in this research aims to encourage citizens to participate in a public consultation context. To enable analysis, it was part of the scope of this research to propose and develop a tool. The application was analyzed in a real scenario which allowed us to conclude that the results with the application of Nudge were adequate.