DAPP recebe o cientista político Fabiano Santos

Amanhã, quarta-feira às 17h nós da Diretoria de Análises de Políticas Públicas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV/DAPP) abriremos as portas para conhecer vocês! =] Faremos o primeiro debate presencial aqui no nosso escritório sobre o segundo governo da Dilma e o desafio da governabilidade no Brasil. E para iniciar o papo com a gente, convidamos o Fabiano Santos, que é professor de Ciência Política da UERJ.

Dia da Consciência Negra motiva debates sobre racismo

As celebrações pelo Dia da Consciência Negra, em 20 de novembro (quinta-feira), feriado em homenagem a Zumbi dos Palmares, bateram a marca de mais de 159 mil postagens nas últimas 48 horas, segundo levantamento da ferramenta Pulso do País, da DAPP. O cálculo leva em conta menções ao feriado e publicações sobre a questão racial no país no período – como, por exemplo, discussões a respeito de preconceito, racismo e igualdade racial. O pico de posts ocorreu por volta das 13h de quinta-feira, com média de 420 tuítes por minuto.

Voto nulo gera debates nas redes

Faltando duas semanas para as eleições, um levantamento feito pela Diretoria de Análise de Políticas Públicas da Fundação Getulio Vargas (DAPP/FGV) mostra um grande número de internautas declarando que votarão nulo, em branco ou que ainda não definiram seu candidato. O levantamento é feito a partir de termos publicados no Twitter. A insatisfação com políticas públicas seria o principal motivo para o movimento, que apesar de expressivo, perde adeptos a partir das discussões levantadas.

Documento divulgado pela Igreja Católica motiva debates nas redes sociais

Pesquisadora da FGV/DAPP, Daniela Tranches de Melo, comenta repercussão do texto final do Sínodo nas redes sociais no jornal da Globo News.

Crise hídrica no Brasil gera grande número de debates nas redes sociais

Monitoramento de redes sociais realizado pela Diretoria de Análise de Políticas Públicas da FGV (FGV/DAPP), entre 18 e 21 de janeiro, registrou 315 mil menções relacionadas à crise hídrica em todo o Brasil. São Paulo foi a cidade com o maior volume de comentários, concentrando 16% do total, mais do que o dobro do Rio de Janeiro, a segunda cidade no ranking, com 7%. Os termos mais mencionados foram "água", com 46% do total, e "seca", com 32%. Outras palavras muito citadas foram "falta", "cantareira" e "racionamento".

Dia Internacional das Mulheres suscita debates sobre criminalização e igualdade de gênero

No dia 8 de março comemorou-se o Dia Internacional das Mulheres. A data foi instaurada pelas Nações unidas em 1977 para celebrar e reforçar a continuidade das conquistas das mulheres no campo das políticas públicas. A FGV-DAPP registrou mais de um milhão de menções ao tema nas redes sociais apenas no último domingo, data da celebração. Desde sábado, foram mais de 22 mil menções sobre igualdade de gênero e a disparidade salarial entre homens e mulheres. Com mais de 36 mil menções ao problema da violência contra mulheres e o abuso sexual, também foram registradas 24 mil menções a assédio sexual e moral, além de ofensas em relação ao comportamento da mulher.

DAPP lança ferramenta Brasileirão na Rede

A FGV-DAPP monitora regularmente, nas redes sociais, as grandes temáticas de políticas públicas em âmbito nacional e internacional, produzindo informações relevantes para a sociedade e ampliando debates. E, agora, se propõe a monitorar também o principal debate do país, o futebol, com a inovadora plataforma Brasileirão na Rede: dapp.fgv.br/brasileirao

Mapping social enterprise in Australia : conceptual debates and their operational implications

In the last ten years, there has been growing interest in social enterprise by governments, the not for profit sector and philanthropy in Australia The drivers of this interest have been variously understood to be: increasing demands for innovative responses to social and environmental problems; pressures on non-profit organisations to diversify their income sources; and increasing emphases by government on the role of civil society actors in partnering around social policy agendas. Whatever its genesis, very little is known about the scale and scope of the emerging social enterprise sector. In order to research the scope of the sector, an important first step involves understanding just what social enterprise is, and how it may be operationalised. This paper presents the findings from the first stage of a national research project conducted by the authors in conjunction with a new social enterprise development company. The purpose of the project was to provide a comprehensive snapshot of the social enterprise sector in Australia. In this paper, we focus on the definitional debates arising from our workshop discussions, what these mean for understanding contemporary discourses of social enterprise, and their implications for research, policy and practice.

The citizen's voice : Albert Hirschman's Exit, Voice and Loyalty and its contribution to media citizenship debates

This paper analyses Albert Hirschman's Exit, Voice and Loyalty (Hirschman 1970) as a basis for understanding the relationship between media and citizenship. It considers the significance of Hirschman's concept of voice in relation to media policy, media participation through user-created content, and the rise of 'citizen media' and 'citizen journalism'. It associates these developments with a 'de-centering' of both media practice and media studies, as considered by Couldry (2006a, 2006b). It concludes by suggesting that voice and participation, rather than citizenship, may constitute a more suitable foundation for understanding new digital media initiatives.

Michel Foucault's 'the birth of biopolitics' and contemporary neo-liberalism debates

Neo-liberalism has become one of the boom concepts of our time. From its original reference point as a descriptor of the economics of the ‘Chicago School’ or authors such as Friedrich von Hayek, neo-liberalism has become an all-purpose concept, explanatory device and basis for social critique. This presentation evaluates Michel Foucault’s 1978–79 lectures, published as The Birth of Biopolitics, to consider how he used the term neo-liberalism, and how this equates with its current uses in critical social and cultural theory. It will be argued that Foucault did not understand neo-liberalism as a dominant ideology in these lectures, but rather as marking a point of inflection in the historical evolution of liberal political philosophies of government. It will also be argued that his interpretation of neo-liberalism was more nuanced and more comparative than more recent contributions. The article points towards an attempt to theorize comparative historical models of liberal capitalism.

Constituting the teacher of reading in contemporary Australian literacy debates

This chapter documents the history of the National Inquiry into the Teaching of Literacy and the subsequent fate of the figure of the teacher, in terms of how the inquiry has acted to background the teacher and bring new figures into prominence. The classroom teacher is being moved out of a central role of authority in literacy education, in spite of claims about the importance of the teacher in parts of the report. Authority is now being placed in the figure of the scientific researcher who decides what the best techniques are, and develops diagnostic tools that the teacher must use in order to decide which of the techniques to apply. Specialist literacy teachers, well “trained”by these experts, are needed to ensure that teachers do what the experts recommend (evidence-based practice). Thus, the classroom literacy teacher becomes a cipher for applying expertly designed techniques and tests.

Literacies programs: Debates and demands in cultural context

An introduction to the "four resources" model of literacy, where coding, semantics, pragmatic and critical text work are viewed as necessary components for literacy in contemporary society.

Public service versus private interest : a comparative analysis of the Australian and British debates

This paper will compare and evaluate the effectiveness of commercial media lobbying and advocacy against public service media in two countries, the United Kingdom and Australia. The paper will focus empirically on the commercial media coverage of public service media issues in these countries (relating to the BBC and ABC respectively) over the period since the election of the Conservative-led Coalition in Britain in June 2010, and the election of the Gillard government in Australia in August 2010. Reference will be made to preceding periods as relevant to an understanding of the current environment. In both countries the main commercial media rival to public service media is News Corp and its associated organisations – News Ltd and Sky News in Australia, and News International and BSkyB in the UK. The paper will examine with analysis of print and online news and commentary content how News Corp outlets have reported and commented on the activities and plans of public service media as the latter have developed and extended their presence on digital TV and online platforms. It will also consider the responses of the ABC and BBC to these interventions. It will consider, thirdly, the responses of Australian and British governments to these debates, and the policy outcomes. This section of the paper will seek to evaluate the trajectory of the policy-public-private dynamic in recent years, and to draw conclusions as to the future direction of policy. Particular attention will be devoted to recent key moments in this unfolding dialogue. In Britain, debates around the efforts of News Corp to take over 100% of BSkyB, both before and after the breaking of the phone-hacking scandal in July 2011; in Australia, the debate around the National Broadband Network and the competitive tender process for ABC World, that country’s public service transnational broadcaster; and other key moments where rivalry between News Corp companies and public service media became mainstream news stories provoking wider public debate. The paper will conclude with recommendations as to how public service media organisations might engage constructively with commercial organisations in the future, including News Corp, and taking into account emerging technological and financial challenges to traditional rationales for public service provision.