A democracia participativa e a atuação do Conselho Municipal dos Direitos da Mulher: a promoção do Plano de Políticas Públicas para Mulheres do Município de Pelotas no período de 2015-2017.

Abstract

This work aimed at the investigation about the way in which the Municipal Council for the Rights of Women in Pelotas has been contributing to the promotion of a participative democracy through the analysis of its work in the construction of the Municipal Plan of Public Policies for Women of the Municipality of Pelotas, in the period 2015-2017. In this sense, it was sought to outline the profile of the Council in question, identifying who are the actors that compose it, what interests are represented there, the conflicts that cross it, finally, in what way has been acting for the promotion of democracy at the local level. The methodology used was qualitative with the use of participant observation techniques, through attendance at Council meetings and in emblematic events of its performance, documentary analysis, and content analysis through interviews with semi-structured script. Despite the numerous challenges that have been highlighted in this research and which the CMDM needs to address, it has been verified that it has been working towards the implementation of a real participatory democracy in the Municipality of Pelotas, as well as contributing to the promotion of a Municipal Policy Plan For Women in the Municipality of Pelotas.