https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/13172 PPGCPRI Thu, 21 May 2026 07:41:19 GMT 2026-05-21T07:41:19Z https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/38058 Título: Redes feministas transnacionais na américa latina: a atuação da CLADEM e o ativismo jurídico em rede no caso Alyne Pimentel Autor(es): Souza, Carla Águida de Oliveira Orientador: Baccarini, Mariana Pimenta Oliveira Abstract: This paper seeks to understand the role played by the Transnational Feminist Network CLADEM (Latin American and Caribbean Committee for the Defense of Women's Rights) in the Global South. To analyze the network’s work in the defense of women’s human rights, the emblematic case Alyne Pimentel vs. Brasil is used, in which the CEDAW Committee (Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women) held Brazil accountable for the young woman’s death. Employing a qualitative approach, the study is grounded in feminist theory and aims to understand the strategies employed by transnational legal activism to hold states internationally accountable when they commit or are complicit in gender-based violence. The proposed study seeks to answer the following question: How do Transnational Feminist Networks act to curb state omission, which, in many cases, operates as an active agent in the perpetuation of gender-based oppression and violence, ensuring the fulfillment of women's human rights in Latin America? The research begins by elucidating the concept of Transnational Feminist Networks and their role in Latin America, and subsequently focuses on the CLADEM network, analyzing its litigation strategies and defining characteristics. Subsequently, concepts related to contemporary feminism, decolonial and Latin American feminism, as well as legal and digital activism, are examined in order to gain a deeper understanding of the forthcoming case study, achieving a detailed perspective on intersectional differences. The selection of Alyne Pimentel vs. Brasil case serves to analyze CLADEM and its impact at both international and national levels, through its involvement in an international process addressing the death of a young Black woman from the urban periphery — a case of preventable maternal mortality resulting from state neglect. Ultimately, the study concludes that the alignment between feminist movements, transnational networks, and international organizations has fostered the creation of a mechanism capable of producing critical analysis and promoting legal and social transformation, aimed at safeguarding women’s human rights. Editor: Universidade Federal da Paraíba Tipo: Dissertação Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/38058 2025-08-25T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/37470 Título: A atuação paradiplomática dos entes subnacionais do Brasil e dos Estados Unidos na pandemia : um estudo de casos comparados Autor(es): Albuquerque, Larissa Aguiar Orientador: Fróio, Liliana Ramalho Abstract: The emergence of far-right populist leaders has become a globally notable phenomenon. In the United States and Brazil, this scenario was evidenced by the election of Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro. Agendas such as conservatism, anti-multilateralism, anti-globalization, and denialism characterized these administrations, negatively influencing the management of the health crisis during the Covid-19 pandemic. These dynamics affected the paradiplomacy of both countries, leading subnational governments to mobilize internationally to mitigate the impacts of national actions, which granted greater visibility to these actors in the international arena during that period. Thus, this dissertation investigates, through a comparative case analysis – namely, the paradiplomatic actions of subnational governments in Brazil and the United States during the Coronavirus pandemic – and sustains the hypothesis that the measures taken, driven by the political ideology of these presidents, as well as the policies adopted throughout the health crisis, directly influenced the international engagement of subnational governments at the time – either by intensifying it or by keeping them neutral. Therefore, this study is characterized as a comparative case analysis, grounded in the literature on paradiplomacy, far-right governments, and the pandemic. Editor: Universidade Federal da Paraíba Tipo: Dissertação Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/37470 2025-08-26T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/36873 Título: Análise do papel da ouvidoria pública no sistema prisional da Paraíba: atuação, contribuições e desafios Autor(es): Silva, Eraldo Pordeus Orientador: Serafim, Lizandra Abstract: The role of the Public Ombudsman's Office is to serve as a communication channel between society and public administration, aiming to facilitate the mediation of social conflicts and to promote social control. In the context of the prison system, this function takes on even more sensitive aspects, given the vulnerability of inmates and the lack of transparency in prison units. The Public Ombudsman's Office of the State Secretariat of Penitentiary Administration of Paraíba (SEAP/PB) is part of this context, not only in the treatment of demands but also in the promotion of institutional accountability. Accordingly, the general objective of this research is to analyze the performance of the Public Ombudsman of SEAP/PB from 2012 to 2023. As specific objectives: the concept of the Public Ombudsman was explained, with an emphasis on understanding its historical evolution as a channel of dialogue between public authorities and society; the forms and characteristics of the demands received by the Public Ombudsman's Office of the prison system of the State of Paraíba, Brazil, were listed, in order to understand how autonomy and independence affect their resolution; the legal and operational structure of the Public Ombudsman's Office of SEAP/PB was analyzed as a tool for social control and the promotion of participation, for the identification of patterns and trends of the Ombudsman's Office; and proposals for possible improvements to the SEAP/PB Public Ombudsman's Office were prepared. To this end, this investigation is based on the theoretical discussions of Cardoso (2010; 2012; 2016), Comparato (2005; 2016), Lemgruber, Musumeci, and Cano (2003), and Quintão (2015). Furthermore, the research is a single-case analysis and document analysis, with a qualitative approach. In this sense, to collect part of the data, we used the interview technique, employing a previously prepared script of questions as an instrument. The corpus of analysis was the answers to the interviews and the selected documents. The work contributes to the academic debate in the field of Political Science, focusing on the relevance of social participation and the strengthening of accountability practices in public administration, since, from the data analysis, gaps in the Ombudsman's Office’s performance and a lack of autonomy and independence in the execution of its functions were evident. Editor: Universidade Federal da Paraíba Tipo: Dissertação Wed, 26 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/36873 2025-03-26T00:00:00Z https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/36075 Título: Ciclos políticos eleitorais: uma análise do comportamento das despesas de pessoal dos municípios brasileiros entre os anos de 2002 a 2021 Autor(es): Dutra, Kelvin Douglas Vieira do Nascimento Orientador: Costa, Saulo Felipe Abstract: Do reelection periods increase personnel expenses in Brazilian municipalities? This paper investigates the hypothesis that politicians facing reelection tend to increase current personnel expenses during election periods. The study aims to deepen the understanding of the interaction between political cycles and fiscal policy, analyzing whether the Fiscal Responsibility Law (LRF), which imposed restrictions on public spending, especially in election years, alters opportunistic incentives in fiscal management. To submit the hypothesis for evaluation, data made available by IPEA, TSE and SIDRA during the years 2002 to 2021 were used. The unit of analysis was composed of the 5,5479 municipalities present in Brazil in the year 2000. The analysis technique employed consisted of a panel data model with fixed effects, with the purpose of estimating the effect of reelection on the current personnel expenses of municipalities. The results indicate that the proximity of the electoral calendar and the institution of reelection are associated with a significant increase in personnel expenses, evidencing opportunistic behavior on the part of managers. Despite the restrictions imposed by the LRF, it is observed that mayors seeking reelection strategically adjust public expenses to meet electoral expectations. The study contributes by expanding the literature on political-budgetary cycles in Brazil, offering a long-term analysis that covers five electoral cycles subsequent to the implementation of the LRF. Furthermore, by focusing on personnel expenses as a central variable, the work fills an important gap in the literature, distinguishing itself from other studies that focus on visible investments, such as infrastructure and health. The research also incorporates exogenous events, such as the subprime crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic, enriching the analysis and contextualizing the results. Editor: Universidade Federal da Paraíba Tipo: Dissertação Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/123456789/36075 2024-11-27T00:00:00Z