Routines of Interaction between Latin American Feminists and the State

Abstract

Comparison of feminists’repertoires of interaction in four Latin American countries—Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Chile—reinforces the idea that these interactions may be contentious, collaborative, or even both. The proportions of each kind of interaction are influenced by the dominant political project of the state, the profile of the institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women, the formal channels for participation, support for the feminist and gender agenda by presidents, and female presence in the legislature. A comparação de repertórios feministas de interação em quatro países da América Latina— Argentina, Bolívia, Brasil e Chile—reforça a ideia de que essas interações podem ser contenciosas, colaborativas ou até ambas. As proporções de cada tipo de interação são influenciadas pelo projeto político dominante do estado, o perfil dos mecanismos institucionais para o avanço da mulher, os canais formais de participação, o apoio à agenda feminista e de gênero pelas presidentes e a presença feminina na legislatura.

An empirically oriented analysis of deliberative and participatory systems: health and policy for women's councils and conferences in Minas Gerais

“…In Brazil, studies of participatory institutions also emphasize the institutional variable to evaluate their performance in terms of political inclusion, forms of communication, public oversight, and debate effectiveness (Lüchmann, 2007;Faria and Ribeiro, 2010;Coelho, 2011;Cunha, 2013). Nevertheless, the concern with the formal and informal mechanisms that explain the relations among them, and their connections, has only recently received attention (Faria et al, 2012;Pogrebinschi, 2013;Almeida and Cunha, 2016;Mendonça, 2016;Silva and Paradis, 2020).…”