Citizenship and Public Policies

The Post-Graduation Program in Applied Social Sciences has a study area focusing on “Citizenship and Public Policies” with two research lines: State, Rights and Public Policies; and History, Culture and Citizenship. This area and both research lines have the potential to integrate the specificities of Public Policies aiming to better comprehend Citizenship notion, regarding the approach of the dissertations presented in the three-year period. The main concern is to ensure that interaction between singular and plural, universal and private can be contemplated in the analysis of the human society via the Research centers, based on two axes (Public Policies and Citizenship).

Research Lines:

State, Rights and Public Policies:

This line is focused on the analysis of the Modern State and Public Policies under the light of different theoretical perspectives. It addresses particularities in the formation of the Brazilian State and the dynamics between State and Civil Society. It analyzes the organization and functions of the State, its regulation power and the economic and social impact of public policies. It proposes the analysis of social and environmental rights and their relation with citizenship, regarding rights and duties.

History, Culture and Citizenship:

This line focuses on the study of the historical and cultural development of the Brazilian Society and the regional space. It analyzes the relation between social structure and expressions of popular culture, identities, language, media and citizenship, as well as the comprehension of the regional space. It aims to investigate, from an interdisciplinary perspective, the practices of individuals in several social groups, considering the complexity of their representations and appropriations concerning their citizenship and participation (or not) in the public policies.