Gestão do Sistema Único de Assistência Social à luz das relações intergovernamentais e da teoria institucional: uma análise no território do Mato Grande/RN

Abstract

The thesis assumes the objective of analyzing the operation of the Unified Social Assistance System (SUAS) based on empirical experiences of secretariats and councils of municipalities of the Territory of Mato Grande / RN and, as a theoretical reference, the constructs intergovernmental relations and institutionalism . The management of the Single Social Assistance System is a contemporary event considering that its institutionalization took place in 2004. The management of the System is addressed here both through social assistance policy and the way in which relations between government and civil society are established from of the new institutional model of civil society participation introduced by the Federal Constitution of 1988. For this, the present research incorporates analytical categories of the Pentagon model of Public Policies (LASCOUMES; LE GALÈS, 2012) that is: actors, institutions, processes, representations and results. It is a case study that addresses the management of SUAS from twelve units of analysis - seven municipal secretariats and five municipal councils in the Territory of Mato Grande / RN. The data collection was performed through half structured semistructure interview and the data were transcribed and assembled in a textual corpus. They are being processed with the support of the free software IRAMUTEQ (Interface for Multidimensional Analyzes of Textes et de Questionnaires) based on lexical analysis and content of Bardin (2011). The results provided information that confirms that the Pentagon categories - intercession between actors, representations, institutions, processes and results - serve as a parameter in the management of the Single Social Assistance System. In the case at hand, although faced with difficulties and precariousness, the actors strongly attribute positive feelings and values to SUAS. Given the results achieved, the study allowed a satisfactory answer to the question asked. However, in the light of the analyzes carried out, it is opportune to indicate gaps that are registered here for future studies. It is necessary, for example, a study that advances in terms of the influence on success / failure of SUAS from the nature of the bond and the hiring of personnel. In the present case, the temporary hiring of personnel evidenced the limited institutionality of SUAS. In this sense, it is pertinent to highlight the high staff fluctuation and the clear difficulty in hiring qualified professionals since the municipalities maintain the SUAS with temporary staff and low monthly incomes. Thus, a study bias that seeks to reveal contracted (temporary) dichotomy influences versus permanent staffing in the performance of SUAS. However, the results obtained were sufficient to conclude the thesis, explained from the components of the Pentagon model of (LASCOUMES & LE GALÈS, 2012), which are: intercession between actors, representations, institutions, processes and results.