Political arena of the Canela of Ema Park in Sobradinho II, Federal District

Abstract

It is an article, whose objective was to analyze the political arena for the
re-creation of the Canela de Ema Park, in Sobradinho II, in the Federal
District, focusing on the influence of community participation in the
formation of the agenda, for the formulation of healthy public policies,
based on the multiple streams model. The strategies used to search
for empirical evidence were documentary analysis and participant
observation. The political arena analyzed revealed a police window,
which allowed the inclusion of the theme in the local government
agenda. The role of the local community actors was decisive for the
aggregation of different actors in the arena, and the incorporation of
their interests in the alternatives for park policy. They formulated a
proposal for a Mosaic of Conservation Units for the region, which
led to environmental studies for the feasibility of the proposal. This
participation was facilitated by the prior mobilization and technical
preparation of the community actors. Community participation in
the political arena has proved fragile in the face of the influence of
other actors with greater economic, cultural and political power and
the difficulty of government agencies working cooperatively with
the community. The study suggests the need to qualify the political
participation of the community, so that it is effective, allowing the
development of healthy public policies.