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

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

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 clo...

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Main Author: Ana Matos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Central de Chile 2010-07-01
Series:Revista Enfoques
Subjects:
public policies on health
protests movements
citizen participation
Online Access:http://redalyc.uaemex.mx/src/inicio/ArtPdfRed.jsp?iCve=96014701008

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