A sociedade civil sob vigilância : atuação do Serviço Nacional de Informação (SNI) sobre a comunidade universitária no estado de Pernambuco (1980-1985).

Abstract

This study discusses the role of the National Information System (SNI) in Pernambuco's academic communities, seeking to visualize the surveillance this agency under the Military Dictatorship exerted on students and faculty. The research covers Pernambuco's main higher education institutions, such as the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE), the Federal Rural University of Pernambuco (UFRPE), and the private Catholic University of Pernambuco (UNICAP). The study is located in the period known as political détente, covering the years 1980–1985. Regarding the theoretical framework, we frame the study within the field of New Political History, drawing on the work of Jacques Julliard (1976) and René Rémond (1996). Furthermore, we establish a dialogue between political history and cultural history, employing the concept of "political culture" in the works of Serge Berstein (1998) and Rodrigo Patto Sá Motta (2009). The sources supporting the text are documents from the SNI Fund, Pernambuco Agency (APE), presented in the collection of the State Truth and Memory Preservation Commission of the State of Paraíba, protected by the José Américo House Foundation.