Can protest movements influence the (re)formulation of public policies? Analysis of the recent controversial reform of the Portuguese public maternal health services

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Publicado: Feb 18, 2015
Enviado: Feb 18, 2015
DOI: https://doi.org/10.60728/7bfaes41

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Ana Raquel Matos
Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra

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The present work attempts to counter the restricted view about citizen participation and points out its relevance in public policies (re) formulation. In order to do that, it will focus on protest actions occurred in 2006 and 2007, in Portugal, motivated by the decision of the Health Ministry to close several maternity wards. Based on the analysis of the arguments advanced by the political power, reasoned on a report elaborated by an expert group and on the analysis of the popular reactions during the protests, this article offers an analysis of the geography of the protests. It also evaluates the capacity of the popular movements to participate in the decision process as well as the political empowerment emerging from this form of collective action.

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Matos, A. R. (2015). Can protest movements influence the (re)formulation of public policies? Analysis of the recent controversial reform of the Portuguese public maternal health services. Revista Enfoques: Ciencia Política Y Administración Pública, 8(12), 129-148. https://doi.org/10.60728/7bfaes41
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Vol. 8 Núm. 12 (2010): Revista Enfoques: Ciencia Política y Administración Pública
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Ana Raquel Matos, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra

Is a researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES), University of Coimbra, Portugal, and member of the "Science, Technology and Society" research group. She has a MA in Sociology and is a PhD student at the "Governance, Knowledge, and Innovation" Programme - Centre for Social Studies/School of Economics, University of Coimbra. Her main research interests are related to civic participation in public decision-making processes, citizens" empowerment and democracy. She is also interested in the relation between Science, Technology and Inequality. The author wants to thank Joana Dias and Oriana Bras for their comments on the article.

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Matos, A. R. (2015). Can protest movements influence the (re)formulation of public policies? Analysis of the recent controversial reform of the Portuguese public maternal health services. Revista Enfoques: Ciencia Política Y Administración Pública, 8(12), 129-148. https://doi.org/10.60728/7bfaes41