NGOs: Civil Society makes politics

Authors

  • Ana Paula Moraes da Silva Maccafani UNICAMP

Abstract

This article intends to analyse an activity defined by an auto-denomined NGO (Non Governamental Organization). It aim is to sketch the conception of "politics" of this kind os organization. They claim themselfs as a different and inovative form of make politics. In order to this, this article begins with the context of NGOs emerging and they main characteristics. To make this study more substantial, it´s make an study of an activity of Viva Rio NGO, called: Rio: Put This Gun Down.

Author Biography

Ana Paula Moraes da Silva Maccafani, UNICAMP

Mestre em Antropologia Social - PPGAS - Museu Nacional. Doutoranda em Ciências Sociais - IFCH/UNICAMP.

Published

2007-01-01

How to Cite

MACCAFANI, Ana Paula Moraes da Silva. NGOs: Civil Society makes politics. Ilha Revista de Antropologia, Florianópolis, v. 9, n. 1, 2, p. 023–045, 2007. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ilha/article/view/6358. Acesso em: 3 jul. 2024.

Issue

Section

NÚMERO 1: Dossiê Políticas e Subjetividades nos "Novos Movimentos Culturais"