O papel do legislativo na definição da agenda governamental: análise da produção legislativa na Assembleia do RN

Abstract

This dissertation deals with the importance of the Legislative’s role in the definition of Governmental Agenda, aiming to try to understand how the legislative production of State Representatives contributes to the formation of the governmental agenda in Rio Grande do Norte. As for the methodological aspects, the research has a qualitative approach, it is a case study in the Legislative Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte. The study is based on Kingdom's Multiple Streams Model (2011), considering its analytical categories: Problem Flows, Policy Flows or Solutions, Political Flows, and the Opportunity Window. Data were collected through semi-structured questionnaire-based interviews with State Representatives that were first and second in command of their Parties and chiefs of staff, as well as the use of 2082 proposals presented at the Potiguar Parliament in 2016. It was used content analysis by Bardin (1977) for data verification. The results pointed to a context of multiplicity of actions developed in the Parliamentary Offices, problem identification, feedback, formulation and proposal follow-up. There was also an imbalance in the legislative production by mesoregion and difficulties in cost analysis when formulating the requirements. The research also focused on the role that the deputy plays as an articulator in approving and submitting the proposal for inclusion on the agenda. The aim of this research is to contribute to the improvement of the legislative production of the Assembly of Rio Grande do Norte, thus guaranteeing the quality improvement of the public policies stemming from the proposals presented by the Parliamentarians.