A politica cientifica e tecnologica e a politica de inclusão social : buscando convergencia / Science and technology and social inclusion policies : seeking convergence

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2008

RESUMO

This Master s dissertation is focused on the analysis of two important public policies: science and technology policy and social inclusion policy. The study is based on the perception that the interaction between the two policies is rather inadequate. It is thus directed to discussing elements that may be used toward stimulating the interaction and convergence of these two policies. As an explanatory hypothesis regarding this inadequate interaction and the constraint it represents for social inclusion, we point out to the cognitive model used in the elaboration of these two policies. The perception shared by those involved with this process ? policy makers, administrators, STP and SIP researchers, etc. ? regarding science and technology and their relation to society, and particularly the view on scientific and technological neutrality and determinism, which plays a pivotal role in this cognitive model, is the main cause of this situation. In order to study in detail this inadequate interaction between the two policies, the Policy Analysis framework is utilized, given its capability of unveiling political aspects that involve policy making and policy characteristics. The analytical tools for priority identification, agenda conformation and policy making are emphasized, due to their importance in allowing a more complete understanding of public policies, including the cognitive model that shapes them and the aspects of their interaction. The analysis of the trajectory of these two policies has revealed some significant changes, somewhat connected, that are associated to some broader contextual changes. Particularly in the more recent period, despite a new proposal for development from the current office, it is noted that the cognitive model of the two policies has not been significantly altered, due to the persistence of the views on scientific and technological neutrality and determinism. As a normative proposal, the ?Cognitive Approach to Social Inclusion? is presented. It is directed towards allowing the interaction between the two policies through the construction of a cognitive model based on the criticism concerned the views on scientific and technological neutrality and determinism

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tecnologia - aspectos sociais policy technology approach for social inclusions politica - aspectos sociais politica de c&t inclusão social public policy social inclusion science and technology policy politicas publicas

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