Ação individual de conselheiros do Fundeb nos processos de tomada de decisão: o caso do município de Cascavel em 2013

Abstract

Political participation in management councils is constantly a focus of researches that seek to understand the relationships undertaken in this field. However, because it is a very comprehensive theme and suffers cyclical variations in time and space, the results of research about councils are quite divergent. Some of them point to the potential for expansion of democratic mechanisms and political learning space provided by these bodies. Others demonstrate dissatisfaction motivated by distortion of the intended purposes, because in many cases, the councils are made only to comply with regulatory requirements. These analytical differences are important because they open space for research related to the understanding of the action mechanisms and political interaction exerted by its actors. Therefore, this study aims to examine the relationships which involve contacts, ties and connections in the processes of decision making of the counselors of Fundeb in Cascavel - PR. The action of individuals participating in this council is pretty intense. This demonstrated, over time, some progress regarding the purpose of the council that is to oversee the funds invested in public education in the city. Thus, we seek to understand the meaning that the individual attaches to his participation, the implicit expectations in his behavior and the consequences that determine his decision making on this council.