This text discusses the functioning of the recently created National Council for the Protection of Personal Data and Privacy (CNPD). This collegiate has typical characteristics of both advisory councils, with advisory attributions and subordination to a public authority, and public policy...

Ministries are government structures that are located at the intersection between cycles of public policies, political party relations and the organizational design of direct public administration. Despite their relevance, the trajectory of the ministries over time is poorly understood, with an...

This Discussion Paper addresses the main open government initiatives active in the Federal Government in 2019, in an attempt to trace the characteristics of the Brazilian scenario of internet use and promotion of transparency. After a theoretical discussion on the subject of digital democracy...

This paper aims to analyze federal public policies and normative devices in light of the monitoring indicators of the Inter-American Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS/OAS), promulgated by the Organization of American States...

This working paper examines the adoption of environmental licensing procedures in Brazil, India and China in the construction of dams and hydropower generation. Based on bibliographical and documental analysis, this paper shows some characteristics of environmental licensing processes of three...

This article examines the use and dissemination of the concept of participation in environmental and development policies, focusing on implementation of local councils in Brazil - especially those linked to socio-environmental issues. The hypothesis advanced here is that the current use of the...

This article examines the use and dissemination of the concept of participation in environmental and development policies, focusing on implementation of local councils in Brazil - especially those linked to socio-environmental issues. The hypothesis advanced here is that the current use of the...

This working paper examines the adoption of environmental licensing procedures in Brazil, India and China in the construction of dams and hydropower generation. Based on bibliographical and documental analysis, this paper shows some characteristics of environmental licensing processes of three...