Banca de DEFESA: Geniana Gazotto Ferreira

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STUDENT : Geniana Gazotto Ferreira
DATE: 27/03/2023
TIME: 09:30
LOCAL: IPOL
TITLE:

THE DIFFUSION PROCESS OF METROPOLITAN REGIONS IN BRAZIL

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PAGES: 150
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Ciência Política
SUMMARY:

This research was about policy diffusion with an empirical focus on Brazilian metropolitan regions. The objective was to investigate the conformation and dynamics of metropolitan regions, seeking to understand the political, economic and social factors that influence diffusion. The thesis seeks to contribute to the discussion of the policy diffusion process and the Brazilian federative design. In this context, two research questions guided this study: What is the structure and dynamics of the metropolitan regions diffusion in the Brazil? What political, economic and social benefits are related to the institutionalization of these metropolitan regions? The diffusion process was analysed in general, with a survey and analysis of an extensive set of data on the metropolitan regions in Brazil and through four case studies, referring to the states of Alagoas, Paraíba, Paraná and Santa Catarina. To carry out the case studies, a qualitative research method was used with the collection and analysis of documentary research, semi-structured interviews with key informants, cartographic elaboration and investigation of state complementary laws. The analysis of the case studies was based on political, economic and social factors that influenced the metropolitan regions diffusion process. For the selected cases, research variables were developed and three hypotheses were tested. The results showed that the studied cases became more likely to create metropolitan regions based on characteristics of greater geographic proximity, influence of regional political agents and increase in transfers of resources from federal programs. In addition, the diffusion process of metropolitan regions creation did not accompany the development of adequate functional and bureaucratic management structures. Several metropolitan regions were created that do not have technical criteria or management instruments, such as metropolitan companies, participatory councils and financing funds. In this way, there was institutionalization by complementary laws, but there was no actual implementation of these metropolitan regions. The selected cases demonstrated that the metropolitan regions institutionalization was used as a strategy for distinguishing urban spaces in the competition for resources, without the implementation of inter-federative governance in terms of public function of common interest between the federal entities.

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