Resumo:
This study focuses on the dynamics between popular participation in politics within
institutional spaces, specifically in the performance of collective mandates and their
working methods in Municipal Chambers. The relationship between these groups and
the adoption of their own strategies to propose greater citizen participation in the
process of public policy debate and formulation in municipalities was evaluated
based on the participating mandates. The objective was to assess whether the
actions of Collective Mandates from different locations work to expand popular
participation through Municipal Chambers, examining whether there are specific
strategies and methods to enhance dialogue between the government and organized
civil society. The research justification lies in the need to advance studies on
collective mandates beyond the electoral period, not only mapping their composition
and the legal aspects of their performance but primarily analyzing their dynamics and
articulation after being elected. Through the “Collective Subject Discourse” method, it
was observed that Collective Mandates not only assess popular participation as a
central element for exercising citizenship but also seek to reclaim existing spaces for
participation. These groups also develop and propose other methods to enhance
dialogue between institutional politics and the population, beyond the tools already
provided for in the regulations of Municipal Chambers. This research stems from
discussions and debates conducted within the interdisciplinary Graduate Program in
Development, Technologies, and Societies - PPG-DtecS at the Federal University of
Itajubá.
